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LOT 1596
French Stone Age 'Mousterian' Levallois Spear Tip
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 1/2 in. (57.5 grams, 89 mm).
Triangular in plan with gently curved butt, lateral facets, [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yonne, Bourgogne Franche-Compte Region of France.
From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s.
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