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LOT 1493
Stone Age Acheulean Bifacial Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 480,000-250,000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (450 grams, 14.6 cm).
Triangular pick or handaxe from the Garrone Terraces, France. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Garrone Terraces, Montauban, Toulouse, France.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P37; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 480,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With broad cutting surfaces and thick butt. 254 grams, 99 mm
Found Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P50; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
