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Hand axe / biface.
Material: flint. 
Date: Middle Palaeolithic - (Mousterian Acheulean Tradition).
Origin: France 
Dimensions approx. 12.7 cm 
Condition: Very good condition, see pictures. 
See pictures to form your own image /opinion. 

Provenance: 
The supplier warrants that he has obtained this lot in a legal way. 
Comes from an old French collection, 1980s.

Important information:
For transport within the European Union, no export licence is required for this lot.

Because of the importance of this piece an export permit must be requested 
when shipped outside of the European Union.
This goes via the heritage inspection of the Dutch Department of Education, Culture and Science.
This can be done only after the sale and may take some time.

Middle Palaeolithic - (Mousterian Acheulean Tradition) - France

Palaeolithic Flint biface - 12.7 cm

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Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D.)

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