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LOT 1518
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 130,000-40,000 B.P.
4 in. (252 grams, 10 cm).
With large amount of cortex forming the 'handle' and broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Le Grand-Pressigny, France.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P63; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1518
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Knapped from high quality flint; with old inked collector's label 'Thetford / Women / Sep.1864'. 21 grams, 99 mm
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Remarkably, the blade is still very sharp and appears to have been made to be hafted and used as a knife.
