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LOT 0310

Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.

5 1/8 in. (235 grams, 13 cm without stand).

Well made with a thin sharp profile, likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; marked at the butt 'Bif Cordiforme Allonge St. Même Audoin Charente'; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

From the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From a UK private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0310

Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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