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LOT 1526
French Stone Age Mousterian Flint Convergent Tool
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000- 60,000 B.P
3 1/2 in. (65 grams, 89 mm).
Very well formed example with neat retouch leading to a sharp point; milky light blue and cream patina; inked legend to flat face 'MG / Georgean / CM'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in the Dordogne, France.
Ex M.G. Georgeon collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Footnotes
Made by Neanderthals.
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