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LOT 1561
Stone Age French Flint Bifacial Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (564 grams, 15 cm).
Substantial cordiform handaxe with remains of the cortex to one face; old inked findspot inscription 'Wanel'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wanel, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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