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LOT 0316
Very Large Stone Age Handaxe from St Meme
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-250,000 YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (1 kg, 16 cm).
Substantial pointed handaxe with some cortex; deep 'autumn glossy' patina. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Meme, France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023), formed in the 1980s-1990s.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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