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LOT 1755

Sold for (Inc. bp): £624

PUBLISHED FRENCH HANDAXE FROM THE DORDOGNE
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-250,000 B.P.
6 1/4 in. (479 grams, 16 cm).

Almond-shaped in form, very well made with long straight cutting edges.

PROVENANCE:
Found in the Dordogne, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

PUBLISHED:
Published on page 50 of the 'Les Pyrénéens de l'Âge Des Glaces' book by the author Jean-Louis Guidez.

CONDITION
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