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LOT 1602
Stone Age Implement Group
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-200,000 B.C.
2 - 6 1/4 in. (396 grams total, 5-16 cm).
Comprising: triangular handaxe with square butt; bifacial knife with square butt; small scraper; cordate scraper with spike, marked 'BBM2/25.9.84'. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceGrey implement: ex old Nordic collection.
Old French collection.
Private collection, London.
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