NEUF IMPORTANTS SILEX D'ÉGYPTE EXPOSÉS DANS UN CADRE EN BOIS Cut flint denticula…

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NEUF IMPORTANTS SILEX D'ÉGYPTE EXPOSÉS DANS UN CADRE EN BOIS

Cut flint denticulated foliate pieces. Neolithic-Predynastic (c. 6000-3000 BC). Set on metal plates. ADDED is a large photograph (modern print), showing the site where these flints were collected. 38 x 102 cm. Framed photos: 45 x 60 cm. Émile Baraize Collection (Cairo 1926-1935). Then by descent. Collected during the desilting of the Sphinx of Giza between 1926 and 1935.

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NEUF IMPORTANTS SILEX D'ÉGYPTE EXPOSÉS DANS UN CADRE EN BOIS

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