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LOT 1505
Stone Age 'Spiennes' Knapped Flint Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (343 grams, 10.5 cm).
Rectangular in plan with thin butt, made from a blade core. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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