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LOT 1508
Stone Age 'Normandy' Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4000 YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (140 grams, 12.1 cm).
Lentoid-section polished flint blade with narrow rounded point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Normandy, France.
From an old French collection formed 1910-1920s.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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Stone Age 'Caply' Knapped Flint Discoidal Knife
Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lentoid in section with broad cutting edge; old inked inscription 'CAPLY' to centre. 190 grams, 93 mm
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Stone Age 'Normandy' Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, 6000-4000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Lentoid-section polished flint blade with narrow rounded point. 140 grams, 12.1 cm
Found Normandy, France. From an old French collection formed 1910-1920s. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector. -
Stone Age 'St Front' Knapped Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-250,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Ovate in plan and triangular in section with inked '16 St Front' to one face. 260 grams, 11.3 cm
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