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LOT 1265
Stone Age French Ovate Flint Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000-200,000 B.P.
3 5/8 in. (233 grams, 95 mm).
Bifacially knapped with slightly asymmetric point and rounded butt; with inked 'Villiers sl Tholon / (Yonne) / Les Tuileries / Mr Thomas' find spot note. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Villiers sl Tholon, Les Tuileries, France
French private collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the French cultural passport no.226712.
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