Paleolithic Silex Tool - 10.5 cm - Flint scraper. (No reserve price)

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Silex scraper from the Middle Paleolithic (Moustérien), France, 10.5 cm × 6.5 cm × 1.9 cm, in good condition with some wear and age stains, likely used as a knife, with a cream white patina; provenance La Chapelle Aubareil (Dordogne), discovered in the 1970s, from a private collection.

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Flint scraper
Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian)

Beautiful distal and lateral retouch
Very likely used as a knife
Cream-white patina
Dimensions: 10.5 cm

Provenance: La Chapelle-Aubareil (Dordogne), France
Discovered in the 1970s

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Flint scraper
Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian)

Beautiful distal and lateral retouch
Very likely used as a knife
Cream-white patina
Dimensions: 10.5 cm

Provenance: La Chapelle-Aubareil (Dordogne), France
Discovered in the 1970s

Carefully packaged and sent via tracked Colissimo

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture
Paleolithic
Century/timeframe
Moustérien
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
France
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
2000
Material
Silex
Country acquired from
France
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
10.5 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1970
Width
6.5 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
1.9 cm
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Flint scraper.
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