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LOT 1943

Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe

PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.

4 3/4 in. (215 grams, 12.2 cm).

Cordate in profile with extensive cortex and lichen. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Hampstead, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 1943

Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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