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LOT 1773

Stone Age Egyptian Knapped Hand Axe

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-280,000 B.P.

3 3/4 in. (85 grams, 95 mm).

Ovate in plan with some cortex remaining, inked label 'MP1'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Egypt.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.MP1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1773

Stone Age Egyptian Knapped Hand Axe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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