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LOT 1501
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Adze
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (248 grams, 12.5 cm).
Triangular in section with parallel sides, broad butt and edge; marked 'Troussencourt'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Troussencourt, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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