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LOT 1538
Stone Age Knapped Flint Handaxe Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
3 7/8 - 5 1/4 in. (275 grams total, 9.8-13.3 cm).
Comprising three flake blades: one triangular with old inked inscription 'Mont St. Aignant / Briqueterie'; one triangular in section, leaf-shaped with old inked inscription 'St. Pierre les Elbeu[.] / Colo. G. Séhet'; One an irregular ellipsoid, triangular in section with old inked inscription 'Env. Rouen / Bné'. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of François Bigot (1950-2009).
with Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 28th September 2021, no.128.
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