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LOT 1683
Very Large Spiennies Stone Age Long Knapped Flint Blade
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
7 5/8 in. (48.9 grams, 19.4 cm).
Curved slender blade with grey-white patina, small iron deposit to one end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the world-renowned and now a world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, France.
From the UK art market.
Accompanied by three illustrated collector's information pages.
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Large French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Awl
Late Upper Palaeolithic, circa 21,000-13,000 B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £250
Well-preserved bone awl with a long tapering point, inked collector's note 'Abris Val de Seine Poinçon, Magdalenien Dragage / Seine 75480'. 25.9 grams, 14.4 cm
From Abris Val De Seine, France. From an auction with Art Remy Le Fur. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. Accompanied by a copy of a French export licence no.257541.
The Magdalenian is a technocomplex of the Late Upper Palaeolithic, named after the type site of Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley of Tursac in Dordogne, France. -
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Upper Palaeolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 40,000-3,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
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African Stone Age Green Jasper Hollow-Base Arrowhead
Mesolithic-Early Neolithic Period, circa 7200-4500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lentoid in section with barbs to the rear. 0.75 grams, 19 mm
From Niger, West Africa. Acquired on the European art market. From a private S.W. London, UK, collection.
