Blade

Fragment

EU615

From: France | Dordogne | Laugerie Basse

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU615
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Magdalenian
Provenience France | Dordogne | Laugerie Basse
Period Magdalenian
Date Made 15000-10000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Same as EU614 (broken). See EU577. France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies. Magdalenian.

Revised Card: Flint blade fragment - One of two blades with "battered back (a dos abattu)" (R. A. Smith of British Museum). Same as EU 614 (Broken.) Backed blade. White patination. #8. France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies. Magdalenian.

Length 4.2 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the British Museum, 1919
Other Number 8 - Other Number

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