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LOT 0259
Large French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Awl
LATE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 21,000-13,000 B.P.
5 5/8 in. (25.9 grams, 14.4 cm).
Well-preserved bone awl with a long tapering point, inked collector's note 'Abris Val de Seine Poinçon, Magdalenien Dragage / Seine 75480'.
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 of Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley of Tursac in Dordogne, France.
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LOT 0259
Large French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Awl
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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