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LOT 1543
Stone Age St. Meme Grey Flint Unifacial Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 250,000-60,000 B.C.
5 1/4 in. (269 grams, 13.3 cm).
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Meme les Carrieres, France.
Ex Victor Brox collection, UK, formed during the 1980s-1990s.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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