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LOT 1472
Stone Age 'Bergerac' Knapped Ovate Flint Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000 B.P.
4 3/4 in. (396 grams, 12 cm).
With a rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Bergerac, France.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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