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LOT 1909
French Stone Age Knapped Cream Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (190 grams, 13.6 cm).
Leaf-shaped in plan and biconvex in section; old collector's label 'gefunden (Mostrie Jarnac St.Rom Charentre, France 50-10000 Jahre'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Purchased on the European art market.
Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector.
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