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Description : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. An attractive and nicely proportioned tool used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped from dark green flint. The ovoid tool has smooth surfaces and a uniformly sharp cutting edge. 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 also produced some of the oldest pottery in the world and, from about 5000 BCE, had domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats. Size: 2.6 W x 3.4 H (6.6 cm x 8.6 cm), 6 H (15.2 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. #150923
Prix: 0.00 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 1400 USD-2000 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

À propos du lot n° 97A
Titre : Flint Knife / Skinner Tool
Condition report : Minor nicks to peripheries, otherwise intact and very good. 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 : Live Sale

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