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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]

Provenance

Grey implement: ex old Nordic collection.
Old French collection.
Private collection, London.

CONDITION

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LOT 1602

Stone Age Implement Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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