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LOT 0270
Stone Age Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
6 in. (617 grams, 15.3 cm).
Ovate axe in dark brown stone with some cortex visible, old collector's note ' 2 P. Abbevillier alluvions de la Somme.' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Abbeville, France (according to inscription).
Collection of Michel C. Vaes (1934-2024), Belgium, formed 1960s-90s.
Accompanied by a copy of the EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436.
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