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LOT 1725
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Slender Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
6 7/8 in. (588 grams, 17.5 cm).
Lozengiform in plan with thick butt, in dark red quartzite. [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 1725
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Slender Acheulean Handaxe
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £75
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Opening Bid: £5
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Neolithic Period, circa 3500-3000 B.P.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the estate of artist Holger Karlsson, Trollhatte, Sweden. Acquired in Stockholm, Sweden. Accompanied by a copy of a Swedish National Heritage Board export permit.
