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LOT 1733
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
4 7/8 in. (403 grams, 12.4 cm).
Wide body with an old handwritten label on one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Chiver's Pit, Hampshire, UK, 1965.
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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LOT 1733
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £200
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Opening Bid: £5
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