Neolithic Silex Axe (No reserve price)

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Neolithic flint tool 'ciseau' in blond pressignien flint from France, about 9.5 cm long, with a characteristic burin bevel and a small cortex trace, dating to around 2400 BC, in very good condition and acquired from a private collection in France in 1980.

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scissors
In blond flint Pressignien
Characteristic bevel (often called the 'chisel blow').
Small trace of cortex on one side (piece intact)

Neolithic

Personal discovery in the 1980s
Abilly (Indre-et-Loire) France

Carefully prepared shipment via Colissimo with tracking

scissors
In blond flint Pressignien
Characteristic bevel (often called the 'chisel blow').
Small trace of cortex on one side (piece intact)

Neolithic

Personal discovery in the 1980s
Abilly (Indre-et-Loire) France

Carefully prepared shipment via Colissimo with tracking

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture
Neolithic
Country of Origin
France
Century/ Timeframe
Environ -2400 ans avant JC
Material
Silex
Acquired from
Private collection
Condition
Very good
Year acquired
1980
Country acquired from
France
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Overall Length
9.5 cm
Military Context
No
FranceVerified
87
Objects sold
Private

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