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LOT 1252
Stone Age French Mottled Grey Flint Twisted Cordiform Handaxe
MOUSTERIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-100,000 B.P.
3 3/4 in. (155 grams, 96 mm).
Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'DURY / (SOMME)'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Dury, Somme, 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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LOT 1252
Stone Age French Mottled Grey Flint Twisted Cordiform Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Neolithic Period, 7500-5300 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Mixed group including: small blade core, small scrapers (3) and two small implements; with two replica bifacially knapped lance points of American origin. 254 grams total, 2.6-12 mm
London, UK, collection, 1990s. Property of a North London gentleman.
