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LOT 1562
Stone Age Large Group of Flint Knives and Tools
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
2 1/4 - 3 1/8 in. (151 grams total, 59-80 mm).
Mixed group of grey flint scrapers and other tools; with inked find spot legend 'Touvent'. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Touvent, Northern France.
From an old French collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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