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LOT 1544
Stone Age Troussencourt Flint Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 4 1/8 in. (398 grams total, 8.3-10.5 cm).
Biconvex in section with long cutting edges; each with inked find spot 'Troussencourt'. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Troussencourt, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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