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LOT 1214
Massive Stone Age Flint Cobble Stone Cleaver
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 400,000-100,000 B.P.
6 1/8 in. (782 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand).
Near circular flake from a rounded flint cobble with some trimming around the perimeter; with inked 'SANDY LANE TIDDINGTON OXFORDSHIRE' find spot note; with custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Sandy Lane, Tiddington, Oxfordshire, UK.
British private collection.
Subsequently with Finch and Co.
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