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LOT 1456
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Adze
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
5 in. (188 grams, 12.7 cm).
Biconvex in section with narrow butt and broad 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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