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LOT 1612
Stone Age Egyptian Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-280,000 B.C.
6 7/8 in. (854 grams, 17.5 cm).
Triangular in plan with some cortex in situ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Egypt.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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Biconvex in profile with some abrasion, rounded cutting edge. 251 grams, 11 cm
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Stone Age Polished Black Stone Axehead
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Stone Age Hedencourt Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Plano-convex and lentoid-section with some cortex to surface; each with inked find spot 'Hedencourt'. 306 grams total, 76-89 mm
Found Hedencourt, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
