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LOT 1246
Stone Age French Ficron Handaxe in Pink Quartzite
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (307 grams, 13.6 cm).
Knapped, with a bulbous head and slender tapering butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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