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LOT 1957
Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
PALAEOLITHIC, 300,000-40,000 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (49.5 grams, 63 mm).
Ovate type with rounded edge, marked 'Epone-Mézières (88)'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDiscovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, 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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Acheulean Stone Age Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Ovate in profile, broad butt with some cortex. 550 grams, 15.1 cm
Montesson, Île-de-France, May 1987. Collection of Jean-Claude Debenne (1936-2020), formed between the 1950s and 1990s. Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export licence no.CBC 242815.
