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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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