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Six Paleolithic Quartzite Hand Axes
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
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Size
Length of longest 7 7/8 inches (20 cm).
Description

Six Paleolithic Quartzite Hand Axes

Sahara, Lower to Middle Paleolithic, Circa 900,000-300,000 Years Ago

Length of longest 7 7/8 inches (20 cm).

Property from the Collection of Jonathan Holstein, San Francisco, California

Provenance
Provenance:(from left to right)Algeria, Lower Paleolithic, Circa 900,000-600,000 Years AgoHandaxe Club, Santa Monica, California, 2000s. [Inv. no.12/04-xx-04. Inscribed in black ink: "AF483"]Sahara, Lower Paleolithic, Circa 900,000-600,000 Years AgoHandaxe Club, Santa Monica, California, 2000s. [Inscribed in black ink with inventory numbers: "12/04-xx-01" and "AF478"]Algeria, Middle Paleolithic, Circa 300,000 Years AgoHandaxe Club, Santa Monica, California, 2000s. [Inscribed in black ink with inventory number: "10/04-xx-31". With inventory label: "10/04-xx-31: AMD"]Algeria, Lower Paleolithic, Circa 900,000-600,000 Years AgoHandaxe Club, Santa Monica, California, 2000s. [Inscribed in black ink with inventory numbers: "10/04-xx-10" and "AF482"]Algeria, Lower Paleolithic, Circa 900,000-600,000 Years AgoHandaxe Club, Santa Monica, California, 2000s. [Inscribed in black ink with inventory numbers: "12/04-xx-02" and "AF479"]Algeria, Lower Paleolithic, Circa 900,000-600,000 Years AgoArt Market, United States, 2000s. [With inventory label: "305"]
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