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LOT 1702
French Stone Age Solutrean Knapped Flint Blade - Ex Sir Arthur Evans
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 22,000-17,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (24.4 grams, 89 mm).
Light grey stone mottled with blue, with a gently curving blade and some cortex on the upper edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Fourneau du Diable, Bourdielles Dordogne, an important Upper Palaeolithic prehistoric rock shelter.
Ex Sir Arthur John Evans (1851–1941), British archaeologist and son of Sir John Evans (1823-1908).
Ex Henry Dewey (1876–1965), a prominent British geologist and archaeologist who made seminal contributions to the study of the Palaeolithic period.
Ex R Richard Widdowson, a well-known UK-based antiquities specialist who owned the gallery 'Ancient Times' in Scarborough in Southern England.
Ex J Weston Smith.
Accompanied by an illustrated collector's information card.
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LOT 1702
French Stone Age Solutrean Knapped Flint Blade - Ex Sir Arthur Evans
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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