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LOT 1510
Stone Age Large Group of Flint Knives and Tools
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
2 - 3 1/2 in. (203 grams total, 52-90 mm).
Scrapers, points and other tools from multiple sites in France, mostly with inked legend indicating findspot: 'Blangy', 'Les Plantins', 'Wanel', 'Le Monchel' and others. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Les Plantins, Blangy, Wanel, and Le Monchel, Northern France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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