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LOT 1689
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Cordiform Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-40,000 B.P.
7 1/4 in. (638 grams, 18.5 cm).
Cordiform type from a large flake and very finely worked on one face; marked 'Muzrak'. [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 1689
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Cordiform Handaxe
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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