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LOT 1493
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 500,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (256 grams, 10.8 cm).
Polished with a deep orange and cream patina, triangular in section. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Africa.
Formally part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s.
Acquired on the UK art market from Mr P M based in Kent.
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Very Large French Stone Age 'Mousterian' Levallois Flint Knife
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Broad ovate blade with thick base, cortex to the reverse. 287 grams, 13.5 cm
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British Stone Age Crescent Flint Scraper from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
D-shaped with broad cutting edge, cortex to the rear. 49 grams, 54 mm
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Large Belgian Stone Age Flint Blade
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tongue-shaped in plan and lentoid in section with rounded tip. 99.6 grams, 13.6 cm
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From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes.
