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LOT 1698
Stone Age British Museum Recorded English Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 500,000-180,000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (110 grams, 79 mm).
Oval handaxe of Wymer (1999) Type K, both ends taper to points with the butt end slightly more rounded. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the 15th of October 2006 in Britford, Wiltshire, UK.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-E2EE7B.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 1698
Stone Age British Museum Recorded English Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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