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LOT 1542
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
STONE AGE KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE GROUP
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
3 1/4 - 4 7/8 in. (392 grams total, 8.3-12.4 cm).
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
3 1/4 - 4 7/8 in. (392 grams total, 8.3-12.4 cm).
Comprising: triangular flint blade broken at butt with old inked inscription 'Arment./ZC.6'; irregular curved cleaver, triangular in section with old inked inscription 'Arment./ZC.7', cortex remaining to the reverse; triangular flint blade with straight butt and old inked inscriptions 'Verneuil / J4.137.5' and '73.4'; long flake blade with applied sticker 'D', old inked inscription 'Verneuil / J4.141.N' and 'D.'. [4, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of François Bigot (1950-2009).
with Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 28th September 2021.
FOOTNOTES:
'Arment.' in these inscriptions may refer to Armentières on the Franco-Belgian border.
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AUCTIONS:
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