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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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