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LOT 0334
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
9 3/4 in. (1.2 kg, 24.9 cm).
Piriform in plan with broad, rounded butt; old inked findspot 'Nr Guezzam'; [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Guezzam, Sahara.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
Footnotes
Made from a material with quartzite inclusions.
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LOT 0334
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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