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LOT 0286
Very Large Stone Age 'Abbevilleien' Caramel and Burnt-Orange Knapped Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 600,000-400,000 YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 in. (1.12 kg, 20 cm).
Substantial flint pointed tool with much cortex remaining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found by the Somme River at Abbeville, France.
From an old French collection formed in the early 1900s.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
Footnotes
Abbervillien in style - a phase of the Olduwan that occured in Europe dated to 600,000 to 400,000 years ago.
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LOT 0286
Very Large Stone Age 'Abbevilleien' Caramel and Burnt-Orange Knapped Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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