Large British Stone Age Flint Handaxe

PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 550,000-300,000 B.P.

5 3/8 in. (6 in.) (329 grams, 13.6 cm (388 grams total, 15.4 cm including stand)).

Leaf-shaped in profile with broad cutting edge; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Found Valdoe Pitt, Goodwood, UK.
Found by John Sharp in the 1980s, former well known archeologist and member of the Lithic Society.
Inherited by Mr J S and sold privately in the 2020s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0273