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Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Flint Knife / Skinning Tool



Descripción : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. A lovely example of a Neolithic stone tool used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped from dark-green flint with uniformly sharp edges and smooth faces. 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: 2.75 W x 2.9 H (7 cm x 7.4 cm), 5.25 H (13.3 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. #150928
Precio: 840.38 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 1400 USD-2000 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 97B
Título : Flint Knife / Skinning Tool
Condition report : Minor nicks to edges and faces commensurate with knapping, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice smooth surfaces throughout. Old inventory label on verso.
Artemis Gallery, subastador, Louisville, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Fecha de la venta : 27/08/2020 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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