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LOT 1437
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4000 YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (201 grams, 10.5 cm).
Biconvex in section with rounded cutting edge, much cortex remaining. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Troussencourt, France.
From an old French collection formed in the 1930s.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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