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LOT 1503
Stone Age 'Historic British' Knapped Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 480,000-250,000 B.C.
4 in. (134 grams, 10.2 cm).
Triangular in section and teardrop-shaped with small portion of cortex at the butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector, by inheritance.
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Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lentoid in section with broad cutting edge; old inked inscription 'CAPLY' to centre. 190 grams, 93 mm
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