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LOT 1582
Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 500,000-350,000 B.P.
7 in. (933 grams total including stand, stone: 18 cm).
Substantial hand tool with some cortex to the butt; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France.
From an old large Belgian collection.
Acquired on the European 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.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis.
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LOT 1582
Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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