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LOT 1605
Stone Age Sandstone Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-200,000 B.C.
7 1/2 in. (882 grams, 19 cm).
Piriform in profile with flat butt, cortex to one face, inked find spot 'Reims'; tip absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Old French collection.
Private collection, London.
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