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LOT 1590
Stone Age Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (445 grams, 13.4 cm).
Ovate axe with an old collection sticker on one side and an inked collector's note 'France. Rosehill Coll.'; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom France (according to inscription).
The Rosehill Collection of the Rt Hon David Carnegie (1865-1921), 10th Earl of Northesk (according to inscription), and likely sold at the sale of his collection at Christie's, London, 14-17 July 1924.
Collection of Michel C. Vaes (1934-2024), Belgium, formed 1960s-90s.
Accompanied by a copy of EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436.
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