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Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Adze
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Adze
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Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C. Biconvex in section with narrow butt and broad edge; marked 'Troussencourt'. 188 grams, 12.7 cm (5 in.).

Found Troussencourt, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

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Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Adze

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