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LOT 1519
Stone Age Knapped Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-200,000 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (410 grams, 13 cm).
Piriform in profile with broad flat butt; some cortex to butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceOld French collection.
Private collection, London.
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