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LOT 0309
Huge Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
8 1/4 in. (1.54 kg, 21.1 cm without stand).
Extremely large example of a chopping tool, likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
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 a UK private collection.
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LOT 0309
Huge Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.
