Large Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Handaxe with Attractive Orange Patina

LATE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-200,000 В.P.

5 3/4 in. (629 grams, 14.8 cm).

Cordate in plan with rounded edge; marked at the base 'St. Meme Charente B. Lanceols' Achuleen Superieur'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found St Même, Charente, France, with old inked label 'St Même, Charente, B.Lanceols' (Biface Lanceolate), Acheuleen Supérieur.'
Acquired from the UK estate sale of famous musician, Victor Brox (1940-1923); his prehistoric artefacts collection created during the 1980s and 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1991