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LOT 1587
Stone Age Flint Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 350,000-150,000 B.P.
4 3/4 in. (409 grams total including stand, axe: 12.2 cm).
Cordate in profile with cortex to one edge, inked findspot 'Ridge Quarry, Romsey'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Ridge Pitt, Romsey, Kent, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Knapped light grey flint with remaining cortex handle, old collector's number to verso: '109'. 33.25 grams, 48 mm
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Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Rectangular in section with a narrow rounded butt and asymmetrical curved edge; pitted surface; old collector's labels 'France (Bourgogne)', 'Saulieu, Côte d'Or', 'N15621'. 489 grams, 13 cm
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