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LOT 2951
Yonne French Stone Age Knapped Flint Adze
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
3 5/8 in. (77.6 grams, 93.6 mm).
Lozengiform in section with rough point and broad blade. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France.
From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s.
From a private collection.
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LOT 2951
Yonne French Stone Age Knapped Flint Adze
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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