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LOT 1570

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

STONE AGE ACHEULEAN DARK RED QUARTZITE 'HOMO ERECTUS' HANDAXE
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 1,000,000-500,000 B.C.
6 1/8 in. (610 grams, 15.5 cm).

Ellipsoid in plan with irregular lateral spur. [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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