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LOT 1481
Stone Age 'Dozny' Knapped Lanceolate Chert Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, BEFORE 200,000 B.P.
4 5/8 in. (235 grams, 11.8 cm).
With a rounded butt and pointed blade; old inked note to one side 'Donzy'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Donzy, France.
Ex M Allias collection, 1910s.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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