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LOT 0341
Very Large Stone Age Flint Core Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 - 11 3/4 in. (8.01 kg total, 24-30 cm).
Comprising: one tongue-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, cortex to reverse, old inked inscription to base 'La Bonnetierre / Abilly (FR)'; one similar, leaf-shaped with small patch of cortex, old inked inscription to side 'Les Pivots / Le Gd. Pressigny / Imbre Loire (FR) mounted on a custom-made stand. [2]
ProvenanceFound at la Bonnetière, Abilly, Indre-Loire, France.
From an old collection, Mons, Belgium.
Private collection London, UK.
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LOT 0341
Very Large Stone Age Flint Core Group
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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