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LOT 1530
Stone Age Hedencourt Flint Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 3 1/2 in. (306 grams total, 76-89 mm).
Plano-convex and lentoid-section with some cortex to surface; each with inked find spot 'Hedencourt'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hedencourt, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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