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LOT 1592
French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Needle
LATE UPPER PALEOLITHIC, CIRCA 21,000-13,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (1.77 grams, 88 mm).
Well-preserved bone needle with tapering profile and rounded end.
ProvenanceFrom Abris Val De Seine, France.
From an auction with Art Remy Le Fur.
Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s.
Accompanied by a copy of a French export licence no.257541.
The Magdalenian is a technocomplex of the Late Upper Palaeolithic, named after the type site, Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter in the Vézère valley near Tursac in Dordogne, France.
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LOT 1592
French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Needle
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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