Lot 29
Lot 29
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A FLINT HAND AXE

NORFOLK, LOWER PALEOLITHIC

Price Realised GBP 10,080
Estimate
GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000
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A FLINT HAND AXE

NORFOLK, LOWER PALEOLITHIC

Price Realised GBP 10,080
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Price Realised GBP 10,080
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From the Lower Paleolithic (400,000 - 150,000 B.C.) a knapped elongated and assymetric pear-shaped form and draped in a beautiful mottled bright orange patina, shaped to fit right hand, marked in white ink KESWICK NORFOLK. On fitted stand.
1012 x 414 x 234in. (26.5 x 11 x 7cm.) on stand.
Provenance
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1011959
Special notice
This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.
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James HyslopHead of Department, Science & Natural History
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Lot Essay

A small group of hand axes were recovered from a quarry pit near Keswick Mill, Norfolk between 1956 and 1970. Dating to circa 400,000-150,000 years old, they represent some of the earliest instruments made by humans and are a very tangible link to our earliest ancestors.
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