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LOT 1239
Stone Age Massive Stone Cleaver
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000-200,000 B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1.99 kg total, 19 cm including stand).
Formed on a large smooth cobble with a crude knapped cutting edge to one end; with custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelgian private collection.
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