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LOT 1513
Huge Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Abilly
NEOLITHIC TO EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 6000-4500 B.P.
9 5/8 in. (2.86 kg, 24.5 cm).
Substantial 'livre de beurre' core with evidence of many flakes removed; with inked find spot legend 'Les Foulons / Abilly / Indre-Loire (FR)' and sticker with accession number '14'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Les Foulons, Abilly, Indre-Loire, France.
Acquired on the European art market.
From an old collection which was sold after the finder passed away.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
Footnotes
Notable for the very large, long straight blade taken from one face.
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