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LOT 1113
Stone Age Livre de Beurre Core
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 2100-1850 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (809 grams, 16 cm).
A well-formed 'livre de beurre' core in yellow-brown flint. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collection of Monsieur F.B.(1950-2009), Normandy, France.
Subsequently French art market, 2021.
Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.231579.
Literature
See Martin, Dr. H., Etude sur les 'Livres de Beurre' du Grand Pressigny, in Société Préhistorique de France, 1906, pp.45-55, and plate.
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