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LOT 1641
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-150,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (167 grams, 89 mm).
Cordate in profile and biconvex in section with broad rounded edge; from the sought-after banded flint of the Bergerac area; made by Neanderthal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Bergerac area of the Dordogne, France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s.
From a private collection.
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LOT 1641
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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