A Neolithic, Lower Palaeolithic quartzite hand axe, circa 30...

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£200

A Neolithic, Lower Palaeolithic quartzite hand axe, circa 300,000 years old; with museum accession code AAH12 to one side; 17.5cm long. PROVENANCE: Sands of Time, Washington D.C., USA, where the piece was described as Acheulian. Previously the Collection of Harold Hess, Virginia, USA. NOTE. Interestingly, whilst the hand axe was sold by the Washington DC dealer as being Acheulian, and therefore circa 70,000 years old, later correspondence with the British Museum (included with the lot) suggests a far earlier date of between 800,000 and 300,000 years