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LOT 1630
Stone Age Long Gravettian Crested Blade
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 35,000-25,000 B.P.
5 in. (71 grams, 12.9 cm).
A large knife blade with fine re-touch around the tip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Sougy, Loiret, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of J.R Vircoulon.
Acquired on the UK 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.
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