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LOT 1597
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (497 grams, 13.7 cm).
With a thick butt and a narrow, tapering point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wadi Talia, Africa.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber.
Acquired on the European art market.
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