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Description : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. An elegant and well-proportioned dark-green flint 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 maintain a 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 3.5 H (7.3 cm x 8.9 cm), 4.9 H (12.4 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. #150927
Prix: 996.00 USD C'est GRATUIT! créez un compte pour lire l'info
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À propos du lot n° 156A
Titre : Neolithic African Flint Knife / Skinning Tool
Dimensions : Not specified
Condition report : Minor nicks around peripheries, otherwise intact and very good. Nice smooth surfaces throughout. Old inventory label on verso.
Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente , Louisville, US C'est GRATUIT! créez un compte pour lire l'info
Titre de la vente : VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Date de la vente : 27/02/2020 C'est GRATUIT! créez un compte pour lire l'info
Référence de l'enchère : Live Sale

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