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LOT 1663
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
4 3/4 in. (440 grams, 12.2 cm).
Piriform in plan, knapped in dark red quartzite with narrow point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Northern Sahara, North Africa.
From a collection formed during the 1970s and 1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998.
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LOT 1663
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Acheulean Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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From Abbeville, France (according to inscription). Collection of Michel C. Vaes (1934-2024), Belgium, formed 1960s-90s. Accompanied by a copy of the EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436.
