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LOT 1718
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (370 grams, 14.5 cm).
Ovate in plan with a curving blade and a narrow butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Central Sahara, Africa.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber.
Acquired on the European art market.
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