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LOT 2904
Yonne French Stone Age Levalliois Point
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 7/8 in. (28.9 grams, 73 mm).
Triangular in plan with one corner chipped, fine retouch to both sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France.
From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s.
Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s.
From a private collection.
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LOT 2904
Yonne French Stone Age Levalliois Point
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Yonne French Stone Age Levalliois Point
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with one corner chipped, fine retouch to both sides. 28.9 grams, 73 mm
From Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
