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Fragment of a limestone slab engraved with an animal head, straight profile (the engraving appears to be old). Upper Paleolithic, France, Illegible 19th-century label on back Dim. 13 x 13.5 cm

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Fragment of a limestone slab engraved with an animal head, straight profile (the engraving appears to be old). Upper Paleolithic, France, Illegible 19th-century label on back Dim. 13 x 13.5 cm

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