Lot 1476

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Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 240,000-38,000 B.P. Roughly leaf-shaped in profile with some cortex to one face. 1.44 kg, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.).

Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

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Very Large Stone Age Knapped Handaxe

Name: Very Large Stone Age Knapped Handaxe
SKU: 176558693
Price: 5 GBP
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