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LOT 1529
Stone Age 'Spiennes' Flint Core Repurposed Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000-2000 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (409 grams, 14.5 cm).
Biconvex in section with both ends rounded; old collector's legend 'SPIENNES' to one lateral edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Spiennes, Belgium.
Ex old French collection.
Acquired prior to 2000.
From a private Norfolk, UK, collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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