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LOT 1207
Stone Age Large French White Flint Adze
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (846 grams, 18 cm).
Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'WANEL'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wanel, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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Large Stone Age Belgian Flint Implement Collection
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The blade cores and blades are very similar in form and size to the famous 'livres de beurre' examples found at Grand Pressigny, France.
