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LOT 1493
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 500,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (256 grams, 10.8 cm).
Polished with a deep orange and cream patina, triangular in section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found North Africa.
Formally part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s.
Acquired on the UK art market from Mr P M based in Kent.
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