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LOT 1982
Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 300,000-40,000 B.P.
2 in. (29.1 grams, 49 mm).
Piriform type, lentoid in section with inked findspot 'Kervouter (29)'. [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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