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LOT 1506
Stone Age Le Monchel Flint Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 4 3/4 in. (291 grams total, 7.4-12.2 mm).
Comprising a discoid scraper and triangular piercing tool, with some remains of cortex; each with inked find spot 'Le Monchel'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Le Monchel, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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