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LOT 1591
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Chert Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-250,000 B.P.
3 3/4 in. (234 grams, 96 mm).
Lentoid in section and piriform in plan with broad cutting edge; inked 'Morocco-Algeria Border'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Morocco-Algeria border, North Africa.
Ex UK collection.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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