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LOT 1686
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
4 in. (425 grams, 10.1 cm).
Biconvex in section, knapped in dark red quartzite with broad edge. [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 1686
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Acheulean Handaxe
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
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