Description : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. A lovely example of a dark-green tool used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped from flint into a thin ovoid form with uniformly sharp edges. 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. The people who lived here had plentiful game to hunt and lived in a place with savannahs and woodlands in which they could maintain a sustainable hunter-gatherer lifestyle. These people produced some of the oldest pottery in the world and, from about 5000 BCE, had domesticated cattle, goats, and sheep. Size: 3.3 W x 3.375 H (8.4 cm x 8.6 cm), 6 H (15.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, ex-private German collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#150924
Price: 996.00 USDIt's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1400 USD-2000 USDIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 155A Title : African Neolithic Flint Knife / Skinner Size : 3 Condition report : Minor nicks to edges and faces commensurate with knapping process, otherwise intact and very good. Nice smooth surfaces throughout. Old inventory label on verso. Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Sale date : 27 Feb 2020It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale