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LOT 1477
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (241 grams, 10.6 cm).
Ovate in plan and biconvex in section with inked 'Troussencourt' findspot. [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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