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LOT 1569
Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Quartzite Scraper Group
MOUSTERIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 80,000-40,000 B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 3/8 in. (232 grams total, 62-87 mm).
Irregular scraper group, each with a knapped cutting edge. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Bois du Rocher, St. Helen, Dinan, France.
From an old French collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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