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LOT 1623
Stone Age Acheulean Triangular Knapped Flint Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (310 grams, 13.2 cm).
Triangular in plan with rounded angles, lentoid in section with long butting edges; supplied with handwritten authentication card by Philippe Chauchoy "Certificat d'authenticité. Biface acheuléen en silèx grise datant d' environ 150 000 ans, certifié authentique - forme triangulaire (biface dit subtriangulaire) trouvé a 8m de profondeure dans la Somme".
ProvenanceRecovered from the River Somme.
Ex Philippe Chauchoy, Amiens, Northern France.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
Accompanied by an original handwritten and signed certificate of authenticity card from Philippe Chauchoy.
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LOT 1623
Stone Age Acheulean Triangular Knapped Flint Hand Axe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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