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LOT 1135
Stone Age Acheulian Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, BEFORE 200,000 B.P.
7 in. (752 grams, 18 cm).
Cleaver-shaped point and a rounded base, continuous retouching to the edges. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old Hamburg, Germany, collection.
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