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LOT 2934
Large Stone Age Red Quatzite Pointed Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
6 1/4 in. (605 grams, 16 cm).
Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section, inked inscription 'Libyen 82'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Libya, North Africa.
From a private collection formed during the 1970s-1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998.
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LOT 2934
Large Stone Age Red Quatzite Pointed Handaxe
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 420,000-380,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaphoid in section with irregular broad point, cortex to the butt with old pencilled legend 'SW[...]E'. 95 grams, 85.6 mm
Found Swanscombe, Kent, UK. From the original collection of Henry Dewey. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Attributed to Homo heidelbergensis -
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Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Large Stone Age Red Quatzite Homo Erectus Pointed Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Leaf-shaped in plan with a sharp point, inked inscription '50 O, Ouarzazate, Marokko, 95'. 1 kg, 20 cm
Found near Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa. From a private collection formed during the 1970s-1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998.
