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LOT 2882
African Homo Erectus Stone Age Knapped Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-300,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (103 grams, 89 mm).
Leaf-shaped in plan with a rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Central Sahara.
Ex old German collection of Dr J. Fehkhaber, formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 2882
African Homo Erectus Stone Age Knapped Handaxe
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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