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LOT 1692
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (520 grams, 13.3 cm).
Plano-convex in section, ovate in plan with broad butt. [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.
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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LOT 1692
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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