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LOT 0277
Estimate
GBP (£) 600 - 800
EUR (€) 690 - 930
USD ($) 800 - 1,070
(5 Bids, Reserve met)
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(5 Bids, Reserve met) | Current bid: £550
BRITISH STONE AGE BIFACIAL CLASSIC FICRON FLINT HANDAXE
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P
7 1/4 in. (730 grams, 18.5 cm).
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P
7 1/4 in. (730 grams, 18.5 cm).
A massive symmetrical piriform hand-axe with cream-coloured cortex, flattened hand edge, and tapering body to a small blade point.
PROVENANCE:
Found Fareham, Hampshire, UK, circa 1961-1962, by the vendor when he was 16 years old.
LITERATURE:
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.1; and cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897, item 33.
FOOTNOTES:
This superb specimen fits the adult male hand perfectly, 'like a glove'.
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AUCTIONS:
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