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LOT 0325
Stone Age 'Trossencourt' Grey Knapped Flint Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (258 grams, 12.5 cm).
With cortex to the tip and flaked butt, old inked inscription 'Troussencourt'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Troussencourt, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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