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LOT 2946
African Very Large Homo Erectus Stone Age Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-300,000 B.P.
7 3/4 in. (780 grams, 19.8 cm).
Piriform in plan and biconvex in section with narrow point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Central Sahara.
Ex old German collection of Dr J. Fehkhaber, formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 2946
African Very Large Homo Erectus Stone Age Handaxe
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-shaped in plan with squared edge and rounded butt. 24.4 grams, 45 mm
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County Antrim Irish Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Group of mainly piriform and barbed arrowheads, in an old matchbox with handwritten paper label 'Arrowheads / Antrim' amd similar to one end of sliding tray. 19.6 grams total, 27-41 mm
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Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Leaf-shaped in plan with broad rounded butt; inked legend 'Privett Hants PAL 170'. 161 grams, 99 mm
Found Privett, Hampshire, UK. Ex Martin Doyle collection, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
