Description : 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
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À propos du lot
n° 97B Titre : 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, Salle de vente
, Louisville, US🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Date de la vente : 27/08/2020🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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