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LOT 1949
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
6 1/4 in. (578 grams, 15.9 cm).
Piriform in profile with cortex to one face; old findspot label 'Tunesien'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Tunisia.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
Made from flint with a mottled cream and yellow patina.
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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic Period, 300,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Cordate in plan with broad point, wide cutting edge, marked 'Kerouster (29-5)' 87.8 grams, 72 mm
Discovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export licence no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025. -
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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic Period, 300,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Piriform type with twisted point, inked findspot 'St. Helen, Bois du Rocher (22)'. 44 grams, 65 mm
Discovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025. -
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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic Period, 300,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Piriform type, lentoid in section with inked findspot 'Kervouter (29)'. 29.1 grams, 49 mm
Discovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025.
