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LOT 1565
Stone Age Knapped Flint Handaxe Group
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 480,000-250,000 B.C.
1 7/8 - 4 3/8 in. (210 grams total, 4.8-11 cm).
Comprising three flakes: a small triangular arrowhead, a lanceolate blade and a piriform blade; small worked piriform handaxe with indistinct inked inscription to the base 'Langdon's C[...]' (perhaps Langdon's Cliff, Dover, Kent). [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of François Bigot (1950-2009).
with Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 28th September 2021.
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