Product Description
Neolithic period c.4000-3200 B.C. A large & excellent Neolithic flint "Triangulated" Knife found in the early 20th Century at the very famous Prehistoric site of Le Grand Pressigny, Touraine, France. Ex. Maurice Chevais Collection [Maurice Chevais (1880-1943) was a French composer and Inspector of School music teaching in Paris, a pioneer in the history of music teaching in fact and keen collector of French Lithics]. His huge prehistoric collection was amassed from 1910-1935 on his regular visits to the family home near Le Grand Pressigny. This Triangular Knife is fashioned from the most attractive Honey / Toffee coloured flint, so synonymous with the area. Largely flat underside but well worked along all 3 sides on the upper surface to form well defined cutting and scraping blade edges. Totally intact and in excellent condition with a lovely "old collection" shiny surface patina, A and good sized Neolithic flint knife from both a very notable location and collection, Approx. 85mm long on each side x 15mm at thickest.
