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LOT 1967
Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 300,000-40,000 B.P.
3 in. (129 grams, 76 mm).
Piriform type with cortex to lower body, inked findspot 'Kervouter (29)'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Discovered in Kervouster, Guengat, France, according to inscription.
Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025.
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