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LOT 1892
Stone Age Tenerian Saharan Knapped Flint Blade Core
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (173 grams, 83.77 mm).
Rectangular in plan and wedge-shaped in section, with fluted surface showing removal of worked flakes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Acquired on the European art market.
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Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Piriform in plan with broad, rounded butt; old inked findspot 'Nr Guezzam'; 1.2 kg, 24.9 cm
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Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 91 grams total, 22-33 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
D-shaped in profile, cleaver with thick rear edge. 271 grams, 93 mm
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