Beschreibung : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. An attractive and nicely proportioned tool used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped from dark green flint. The ovoid tool has smooth surfaces and a uniformly sharp cutting edge. During this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape, cultures that produced rock art flourished during this time period. The people who lived here had plentiful game to hunt and lived in a place with savannahs and woodlands in which they could have a sustainable hunter-gatherer lifestyle. These people also produced some of the oldest pottery in the world and, from about 5000 BCE, had domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats. Size: 2.6 W x 3.4 H (6.6 cm x 8.6 cm), 6 H (15.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, ex-private German collection
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Über das Lot Chargen- 58 Titel : Neolithic African Flint Knife / Skinner Tool Condition report : Minor nicks to peripheries, otherwise intact and very good. Nice smooth surfaces throughout. Old inventory label on verso. Artemis Gallery, Auktionator, Louisville, US🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Verkaufstitel : Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Oceanic Verkaufsdatum : 18/03/2021🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Auktionsreferenz : Live Sale