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LOT 1890
Very Large African Homo Erectus Knapped Stone Cleaver
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
7 5/8 in. (1 kg, 19.5 cm).
Tongue-shaped in profile with a broad bevelled cutting edge and a rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Western Sahara.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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