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LOT 1770

Stone Age Bifacial Mousterian Tool Group

MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 150,000-60,000 B.P.

2 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (180 grams total, 55-69 mm).

Including a flaked point and two ovate types, inked legends '[.]ervousin C291', '55'; '40'; 'Biface moustérien / Terrasse de la garonne / Montauban 82', 'P33'. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Terrasse de la Garonne, Africa.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI40,33 & 55; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1770

Stone Age Bifacial Mousterian Tool Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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