Stone Age British Flint Handaxe Group

PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 400,000-300,000 B.P.

4 5/8 - 5 1/8 in. (709 grams total, 11.8-15 cm).

Comprising two tapered hand axes each with spatulate tips, with typical river terrace patination and water-worn surfaces, one inked 'MORETON 1929' and the other with inked 'MORETON 7/24' label. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Moreton, Dorset, UK, in the 1920s.
Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1536