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LOT 1559
Large English Stone Age 'Ficron' Handaxe from Sussex
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P
6 1/4 in. (499 grams, 16 cm).
Sussex deep patina, well made with a tapered form and tranchet removal to the tip.
ProvenanceFound Sussex, UK.
From the collection of an English collector.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1559
Large English Stone Age 'Ficron' Handaxe from Sussex
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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