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LOT 0346
Large Stone Age Bifacial Flint 'Lancelot' Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P.
7 in. (708 grams, 18 cm).
A large and substantial handaxe with glossy mottled patina.
ProvenanceFound in the Somme region of Northern France.
From the collection of amateur archaeologist Mr M. Allais, formed in the mid-1900s.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
The 'Lancelot' form is well regarded as a typology of handaxes from the Lower Palaeolithic.
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