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LOT 1457
Stone Age 'Le Monchel' Neanderthal Knapped Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 250,000-60,000 YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (163 grams, 11.1 cm).
Triangular in plan with some cortex; marked 'Le Monchel'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Le Monchel France.
From an old French collection formed in the early 1900s.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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