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LOT 1505
French Stone Age 'Neanderthal' Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.
5 in. (5 3/4 in.) (274 grams, 12.6 cm (313 grams total, 14.5 cm including stand)).
Cordiform in profile and very well made from a colourful dense sandstone/quartzite material; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Ermonville, Oise, France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s.
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