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LOT 1964
Acheulean Stone Age Dark Red Quartzite Handaxe Made by Homo Erectus
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 1/2 in. (580 grams, 14 cm).
Ovate in plan with broad facetted butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Northern Sahara, North Africa.
From a collection formed during the seventies and eighties and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1998.
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LOT 1964
Acheulean Stone Age Dark Red Quartzite Handaxe Made by Homo Erectus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Very Large Stone Age Flint Core
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Substantial leaf-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, some cortex to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.82 kg total, 31 cm
Found at les Pivots, le Grand-Pressigny, France. From an old collection, Mons, Belgium. Private collection London, UK. -
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Large Stone Age Salisbury Adze in Grey-White Knapped Flint
Late Mesolithic Period, circa 7550-4000 В.Р.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Slender, triangular in section with broad point; marked with 'Salisbury' findspot. 498 grams, 19 cm
From the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK. Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s. -
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Piriform in profile with cortex to one face; old findspot label 'Tunesien'. 578 grams, 15.9 cm
From Tunisia. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.
Made from flint with a mottled cream and yellow patina.
