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LOT 1474
Large Stone Age Knapped Grey Stone Crescent-Shaped Cleaver
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000-200,000 B.P.
8 1/4 in. (923 grams, 21 cm).
Substantial lozenge-section cleaver with curved outer edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1474
Large Stone Age Knapped Grey Stone Crescent-Shaped Cleaver
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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