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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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Stone Age Annotated Flint Scraper
Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Ovate scraper with broad cutting edge (chipped); marked 'Che[.] Hill 50988 / 15-10-13'. 61 grams, 62 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Quartzite Scraper Group
Mousterian Period, circa 80,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10
Irregular scraper group, each with a knapped cutting edge. 232 grams total, 62-87 mm
Found Bois du Rocher, St. Helen, Dinan, France. From an old French collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Stone Age Collection of Flint Tools and Implements
Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including scrapers and other tools, and debutage. 245 grams total, 24-70 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
