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LOT 1234
Stone Age Chert Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000-200,000 B.P.
7 1/2 in. (765 grams total, 19 cm including stand).
Broad and bifacially knapped, on a large flake with convex point and rounded butt, showing some cortex; with custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Old German collection, before 1920.
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