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LOT 1743
Stone Age Long Flint Blade from Spiennes
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
6 5/8 in. (127 grams, 16.8 cm).
Triangular in section with narrow butt and irregular cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old Parisian collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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