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LOT 1738
Stone Age French Flint Chisel
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
6 3/4 in. (288 grams, 17 cm).
Sturdy square-section shank with irregular butt and broad cutting edge; cortex to handle; old findspot label 'Monceuil en Dole' [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found east of Paris, France.
From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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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