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LOT 1581
Stone Age Flaked Flint Handaxe
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 3/8 in. (42 grams, 85 mm).
Lentoid in section and ovate in plan, with narrow rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK, 1980s.
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