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LOT 1581
Stone Age Egyptian Flint Discoidal Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-280,000 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (236 grams, 89 mm).
With rounded butt and cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Egypt.
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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Stone Age Egyptian Flint Discoidal Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-280,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With rounded butt and cutting edge. 236 grams, 89 mm
Found Egypt. 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. -
Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, 3900-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rectangular in section with rounded butt and square edge. 43 grams, 69 mm
Ex old Nordic collection. Private collection, London. -
Stone Age Acheulean Dark Red Quartzite 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 1,000,000-500,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Cordate in plan with rounded butt. 1.09 kg, 18.5 cm
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.
