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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]
ProvenanceFound Hampstead, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Cordate in profile with extensive cortex and lichen. 215 grams, 12.2 cm
Found Hampstead, London, UK. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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