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LOT 1479
Stone Age Hurst Castle Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 480,000-250,000 B.P.
5 1/8 in. (340 grams, 13 cm).
Piriform in profile with sturdy point; water-worn surface; old collector's inked references '500' and 'P6'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on Hurst Point Beach, Hurst Castle, Hampshire, UK, by Robert Water, in 1977.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P6; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant collector's catalogue page and line drawings.
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