Paleolithic Flint Flint tools - 6.5 cm (No reserve price)
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Outillage en silex: a set of 52 Mousterian flint tools related to Neanderthal occupation from the Paleolithic era (-100,000 to -45,000 BC), made of flint and in very good condition, with dimensions about 6.5 cm high, 3 cm wide and 2 cm deep, acquired in 2025 from a French auction house and previously owned by a private collection since 1950; tools include perforators, scrapers, points and small burins.
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A beautiful set of 52 flint tools from the Mousterian culture, concerning the Neanderthal, this other humanity that occupied European territory until the arrival of Homo sapiens. Awls, scrapers, points, and small burins constitute this curated set for its quality. Objects from surface collections carried out in the Sud-Périgord in the 1970s. Some tools bear the inscription of the find site: Le Coux, between Sarlat and Saint Cyprien. See the photos for a good overview. Careful shipping by Colissimo via La Poste.
A beautiful set of 52 flint tools from the Mousterian culture, concerning the Neanderthal, this other humanity that occupied European territory until the arrival of Homo sapiens. Awls, scrapers, points, and small burins constitute this curated set for its quality. Objects from surface collections carried out in the Sud-Périgord in the 1970s. Some tools bear the inscription of the find site: Le Coux, between Sarlat and Saint Cyprien. See the photos for a good overview. Careful shipping by Colissimo via La Poste.
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Culture
Paleolithic
Century/timeframe
-100 000 à - 45 000 BC
Name of object
Flint tools
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2025
Material
Flint
Country acquired from
France
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
6.5 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1950
Width
3 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
2 cm
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