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LOT 0283
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Classic British Teardrop-Shaped Knapped Flint Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (278 grams, 12 cm).
With broad rounded butt, D-shaped in section, some cortex in place; old inked '3' beneath a natural cavity with cortex. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Probably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.12, for type.
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LOT 0283
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Classic British Teardrop-Shaped Knapped Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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