Early Stone Age Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

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

Material: Quartzite

Dimensions: 9 cm x 6.5 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6335

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

Condition: Intact

Description: Flat hand axe of quartzite worked out on both sides. The edges are all sharpened to cut plants or to distribute meat. The tapering end was used as a drill. With beautiful desert patina. Found in Libya.