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LOT 1921
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Large Knapped Orange Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
7 1/8 in. (573 grams, 18.1 cm).
Piriform in plan and lentoid in section with broad rounded butt; tip absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From El Golea, Algeria.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector.
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LOT 1921
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Large Knapped Orange Stone Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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