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LOT 1210
Stone Age Acheulian Cleaver Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, BEFORE 200,000 YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (661 grams, 16 cm).
Bifacial with rounded base, retouching to the edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Hamburg collection, Germany.
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