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LOT 1570
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.
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LOT 1570
Stone Age Acheulean Dark Red Quartzite 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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