Stone Age Quartzite Hand Axe

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1.5-1.0 MILLION YEARS B.P.

4 7/8 in. (290 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand).

Knapped bifacial hand axe of neat form with slightly rounded butt and pointed tip; with old inked 'SOMALI / Seton Karr / Coll. / K' label and a 2020 printed auction 'Part Lot 1851' label; with custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found North Africa.
Ex Seton Karr collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1218