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LOT 0331
Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (540 grams, 14.5 cm).
Ovate in profile with broad base; inked legend to cortex at base 'Longeuil Ste Marie / Oise et [...]'; point absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Longueil, Seine-Maritime, Oise.
Collection of Jean-Claude Debenne (1936-2020), formed between the 1950s and 1990s.
Accompanied by an original French Ministry of Culture export certificate no.CBC 242901.
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