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LOT 1638

Large Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.

3 3/4 in. (148 grams, 95 mm).

Lentoid in section and cordiform in plan with broad thick butt and rounded tip. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From North Africa.
Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house.
Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1638

Large Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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