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Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
5 1/2 in. (320 grams, 14 cm).
Flint with mottled brown-yellow patination; triangular in profile with broad base and some cortex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorthern France.
Collection of Jean-Claude Debenne (1936-2020), formed between the 1950s and 1990s.
Accompanied by the original French Ministry of Culture export certificate no.CBC 242855.
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Piriform type with cortex to lower body, inked findspot 'Kervouter (29)'. 129 grams, 76 mm
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Made by Neanderthal man. From the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it. -
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With pointed butt and broad cutting edge; inked findspot '26N Clansayes, Drome'. 302 grams, 10.2 cm
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