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Description : Northwestern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic, Capsian Culture, ca. 8500 to 6500 BCE. This is an immeasurably rare and complete stone mace head dating to the time of Neolithic humans (Homo sapiens sapiens). Ground from a single piece of limestone, the interior opening has been polished smooth while the outer profile tapers to an edge, sharpened for cutting and crushing through flesh and bone. A rare feature of this weapon is the serrated pattern incised around its edge. Stone ring mace heads have always been a scarce artifact of the Capsian culture and finding an intact stone such as this, is unique opportunity to acquire both a fine and unusual example! This mace was discovered on an exposed Neolithic site in the Sahara Desert and the entire surface is free from any modern alterations or grinding, exhibiting a rich wind-polished patina with microscopic mineral and sediment deep in the crevices, attesting to its age! Size: 6 Diameter x 0.7 W (15.2 cm x 1.8 cm), interior opening: 2.5 Diameter (6.4 cm) For more information and a similar example please reference Sahara: Material Culture of Early Communities, Prehistoric Artifacts by Eckhard Klenkler, 2016, page 65 for an image of a similar example. Provenance: ex-private Belgian collection, from the 1990s 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. 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. #172855
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