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LOT 1719
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
4 1/2 in. (167 grams, 11.5 cm).
In dark brown flint, an old inked collector's note 'Seven Kings, April [?]3, PAL.130. (monogram)' on one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Seven Kings, East London, UK.
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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LOT 1719
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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