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LOT 1520
Stone Age Knapped Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5000-2000 B.C.
3 3/4 in. (87 grams, 95 mm).
Triangular in profile with inked find spot 'Touvent'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceOld Belgian collection.
Private collection, London.
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