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LOT 1983
Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 300,000-40,000 B.P.
2 1/2 in. (44 grams, 65 mm).
Piriform type with twisted point, inked findspot 'St. Helen, Bois du Rocher (22)'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDiscovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription.
Accompanied by French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025.
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