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LOT 2973
Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fint Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 60,000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (83.6 grams, 79 mm).
Cordate in form and biconvex in section with rounded point, glossy patina. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Pierrepont, Calvados, Normandy, France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s.
From a private collection.
Attributed to Neanderthal man.
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LOT 2973
Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fint Handaxe
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Flint Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 60,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cordate type with flake removed from centre of the underside; inked legend 'Pierrepont 14 / 22-4-93'. 69.5 grams, 61 mm
Found Pierrepont, Calvados, Normandy, France. Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
Attributed to the Neanderthal man. An interesting example where the handaxe has also been used to strike off a flake across the middle of the reverse. This is sometimes seen during the Mousterian period and is a beneficial use of material when wanting to create a tool for the current job. The handaxe would have continued to be used and re- sharpened as normal. Dual-sided contrasting patina.
