Paleolithic Flint Tools for splinters - 80 cm (No reserve price)
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A very good condition ensemble of 58 flint tools on flakes, all retouched, from the Mousterian culture associated with Neanderthals, including perforators, scrapers and burins, collected from surface debris in Sud-Périgord in the 1970s; dimensions 80 cm high, 25 cm wide, 1 cm deep.
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A beautiful set of 58 flint tools on flakes, all retouched. Mousterian culture, concerning the Neanderthal man, this other humanity that occupied European territory until the arrival of Homo sapiens. Piercers, scrapers, and burins constitute this assemblage selected for its quality. Objects from surface collections carried out in the Sud-Périgord in the 1970s.
A beautiful set of 58 flint tools on flakes, all retouched. Mousterian culture, concerning the Neanderthal man, this other humanity that occupied European territory until the arrival of Homo sapiens. Piercers, scrapers, and burins constitute this assemblage selected for its quality. Objects from surface collections carried out in the Sud-Périgord in the 1970s.
Details
Culture
Paleolithic
Century/timeframe
-100 000 à -45000
Name of object
Tools for splinters
Acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Year acquired
2025
Material
Flint
Country acquired from
France
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Auction house
Height
80 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1950
Width
25 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
1 cm
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