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Description : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. An elegant and well-proportioned dark-green chert stone tool used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped 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 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 produced some of the oldest pottery in the world and, from about 5000 BCE, had domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle. Size: 2.875 W x 3.75 H (7.3 cm x 9.5 cm). 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. #131990
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Estimate (low-high) : 1200 USD-1500 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 54A
Title : Neolithic African Flint Knife / Skinning Tool
Size : thin ovoid form
Condition report : Age-commensurate surface wear, otherwise intact and excellent. Old collection sticker on verso.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art
Sale date : 24 May 2018 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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