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LOT 1507
Stone Age 'Central France' Chestnut-Brown Knapped Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 70,000-60,000 YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (240 grams, 12.2 cm).
Cordate in plan with finely worked edges. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in Central France.
From an old French collection formed in the early 1900s.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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LOT 1507
Stone Age 'Central France' Chestnut-Brown Knapped Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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