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LOT 1514
Stone Age Handaxe and Neolithic Long Blade Dagger from Le Grand Pressigny
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 4 1/2 in. (276 grams total, 8.5-11.6 cm).
Group comprising a rounded handaxe with inked number 'AR2753' and indistinct reference above; dagger with inked reference '.9904.87'; with beautiful workmanship to each side and the tip. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Le Grand Pressigny, France.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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LOT 1514
Stone Age Handaxe and Neolithic Long Blade Dagger from Le Grand Pressigny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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