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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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French Stone Age Axe and Other Knapped Flint Tool Display
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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