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LOT 0308
Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
6 7/8 in. (719 grams, 17.5 cm without stand).
Substantial and well-made handaxe with thick butt and rounded cutting edge; marked 'St Même FR'; likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
From 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 0308
Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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