Paleolithic Acheulean Biface Hand Axe
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0197 |
| Estimate | $600 - $900 |
| Opening bid | $225 |
| Auction | Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic |
| Date | August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Europe or North Africa, Lower Paleolithic, Acheulean Industry, ca. 500,000 to 130,000 years ago. A flint hand axe of ovate form, knapped from chert. The working edges show deliberate bifacial flaking
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