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Description : North Africa, Sahara Desert, Late Stone Age, ca. 50,000 to 10,000 years ago. A pair of hand-made quartz crystal ear plugs. Translucent with a pink hue, these were shaped and polished to have a slightly bulbous end that prevented the tubular point from falling out of the earlobe. Skillfully made by ancient people that inhabited the Sahara when it was a savanna, a hospitable climate for these hunter gatherers. Evidence suggests these humans even developed small mines to quarry stones for tools. These ear plugs were fashioned using stone, demonstrating the skill and patience to create these pieces. Size of largest: 1.2 L x 0.3 W (3 cm x 0.8 cm) Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010, ex-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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #159666
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About the lot N° 232
Title : Quartz Ear Plugs, Period : 1995
Size : 1.2 L x 0.3 W (3 cm x 0.8 cm)
Condition report : Light surface wear with nicks and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are intact and excellent. Each inscribed with the letter C on 1 end.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages
Sale date : 02 Jun 2022 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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