Neolithic Silex Axe (No reserve price)
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Neolithic flint blade with retouch on one side, 5.2 cm long, origin France with Belgian Spiennes provenance, from a private collection, dating to about 2400 BC.
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Description from the seller
Retouched blade
In flint
Very nice retouching on one side.
Old distal truncation
Neolithic or Mesolithic
Exchanged at a mineral fair in Caen in 2002.
Beautiful provenance: Belgium, Spiennes (locality "the field of stones")
Carefully prepared shipment via Colissimo with tracking
Retouched blade
In flint
Very nice retouching on one side.
Old distal truncation
Neolithic or Mesolithic
Exchanged at a mineral fair in Caen in 2002.
Beautiful provenance: Belgium, Spiennes (locality "the field of stones")
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
2002
Country acquired from
France
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Previous owner - country acquired from
Belgium
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Overall Length
5.2 cm
Military Context
No
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