STONE AGE BRITISH FLINT HANDAXE GROUP Palaeolithic, 400,000-300,000 BP A group comprising: three small bifacial ovate handaxes with river terrace patination, each with inked reference 'MORETON 1924 or 1925'; another of larger tapered form and inked 'MORETON 6/24' label, all with water-worn surfaces 1.1 kg total, 9.5-13 cm (3 3/4 - 5"). [4, No Reserve] Condition Fine condition, tip of largest with ancient break. Provenance Property of an Essex collector; formerly a Dorset collection, 1960s; found Moreton, Dorset, UK, in the 1920s.
STONE AGE BRITISH FLINT HANDAXE GROUP Palaeolithic, 400,000-300,000 BP A group comprising: three small bifacial ovate handaxes with river terrace patination, each with inked reference 'MORETON 1924 or 1925'; another of larger tapered form and inked 'MORETON 6/24' label, all with water-worn surfaces 1.1 kg total, 9.5-13 cm (3 3/4 - 5"). [4, No Reserve] Condition Fine condition, tip of largest with ancient break. Provenance Property of an Essex collector; formerly a Dorset collection, 1960s; found Moreton, Dorset, UK, in the 1920s.
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