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LOT 1262
Stone Age French Grey Flint Uniface Handaxe
MOUSTERIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-100,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (112 grams, 10.8 cm).
Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'CHEVRIERE / OISE'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Chevriere Oise, 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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