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LOT 1524
Stone Age Handaxe Group
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-200,000 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (846 grams total, 14.2-14.3 cm).
Comprising: one flat in section with rounded butt, the other plano-convex with broad cutting edge. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Old collection.
Private collection, London.
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