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LOT 1958
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 5/8 in. (495 grams, 14.4 cm).
Piriform in profile with many inclusions; old faded collector's label. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Goezzam, Sahara.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
Footnotes
Made from a material with quartzite inclusions.
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LOT 1958
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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