Early Stone Age Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

Period: 800,000-300,000 B.C.

Material: Quartzite

Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 8.8 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6317

Provenance: Private collection Wilfriede and Leopold Tamm, Langenzersdorf, Austria, acquired in the 1970s. Since then in a family estate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Large and massive hand axe of clear quartzite worked out on both sides. The edges are all sharpened to cut plants or meat. The tapering end was used as a drill. Very beautiful piece with a wonderful desert patina. Found in Libya.