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LOT 2982
Swanscombe British Stone Age Knapped Mousterian Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 3/4 in. (57.7 grams, 69.4 mm).
Cordate type with bulb to the butt, rippled surface; old inked legend 'Swanscombe Kent'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Swanscombe, Kent, UK.
From the original collection of Henry Dewey.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Attributed to Neanderthal man.
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LOT 2982
Swanscombe British Stone Age Knapped Mousterian Handaxe
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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