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LOT 1542
French Stone Age Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P.
1/2 in. (338 grams, 13 cm).
Well made with a Cordiform shape with small panel of cortex remaining, inked legend 'St. Même / Charente / Car. Audouin / (FR)'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis or the first Neanderthals in to France.
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From Campsas,Tarn- Et- Geronne, France. From the private collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Published Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
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From North Africa. From the collection of a French museum in the Dordogne which closed some years ago. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large French Stone Age Flint Acheulean Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Very substantial in size with cortex to the rear and inked legend 'Biface Coa[...]forme' / St Meme / Charente (FR)'. 760 grams, 15 cm
From the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis or the first Neanderthals in to France.
