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Accession Number 996.1.1295 Title piece with continuous retouch - two edges Object Status original Category lithic tools Object Type biface Portion complete Creator unknown Place Collected Europe: France, Seine-et-Marne Place Collected Details Paley View Site Details » Culture Solutrean Cultural Region Western Europe Collected By Schwab; Ami, H. M. Dr. Date Collected 1923 Provenience unknown Materials lithic > sedimentary > cryptocrystalline silica > flint Techniques chipped-stone Measurements overall: 14.2 cm x 5.4 cm x 2.1 cm Description Sonneville-Bordes and Perrot type 61bis. Previously assigned to Rozoy type 14. Period Upper Palaeolithic Credit Line Ami, Dr. H. M.