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LOT 1217
Massive Stone Age Knapped Stone Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000-100,000 B.P.
13 3/8 in. (1.69 kg total, 34 cm including stand).
Of triangular cross section tapering from a slender point to a convex butt; with custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceOld German collection, before 1920.
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