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LOT 1503
Stone Age 'St Jacques' Knapped Flint Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000 B.P.
6 1/4 in. (475 grams, 16 cm).
With a narrow rounded but and elongated body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom St Jacques, France.
Ex M Allias collection, 1910s.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Stone Age 'St Jacques' Knapped Flint Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With a narrow rounded but and elongated body. 475 grams, 16 cm
From St Jacques, France. Ex M Allias collection, 1910s. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
