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LOT 0320
Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000-200,000 B.P.
7 1/2 in. (735 grams, 19 cm).
Long blade with small portion of cortex at the upper end, sharply tapering point with edges worked from both sides. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found field walking near Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
Ex English private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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LOT 0320
Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
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