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LOT 0277
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).
A massive symmetrical piriform hand-axe with cream-coloured cortex, flattened hand edge, and tapering body to a small blade point.
ProvenanceFound Fareham, Hampshire, UK, circa 1961-1962, by the vendor when he was 16 years old.
LiteratureCf. 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.
FootnotesThis superb specimen fits the adult male hand perfectly, 'like a glove'.
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LOT 0277
British Stone Age Bifacial Classic Ficron Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
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