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LOT 1763
Stone Age Levallois French Flint Point Group
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (68 grams total, 43-63 mm).
Each triangular in plan with facets; one with findspot label 'Cuiry Sur Housse'. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found at Romigny, France.
Ex Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Footnotes
The points were prepared by the Levallois technique whereby a striking platform is formed at one end of the core and the edges are trimmed by flaking to create a domed 'outline' which is then struck off complete.
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