Stone Age Acheulean Dark Red Quartzite 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 1,000,000-500,000 B.C.

6 1/4 in. (800 grams, 16 cm).

Ellipsoid in plan with rounded cutting edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Northern Sahara.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1606