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LOT 1960
Neanderthal Stone Age Triangular Knapped Flint Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 250,000-150,000 B.P.
5 5/8 in. (526 grams, 14.4 cm).
Triangular in plan with nodule void to one face; inked findspot label "16 St Front". [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Front, Haute-Loire Region, France.
From the collection of amateur archaeologist M. Allais, formed during the mid-1900s.
From a private East Anglian collection, having been acquired on the European art market.
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