Early Stone Age Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

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

Material: Flintstone

Dimensions: 11.3 cm x 6.8 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6305

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

Condition: Intact

Description: Hand axe of reddish flint stone worked out on both sides. The edges are sharped on all sides to cut plants and meat. The tapering end was used as a drill. Exceptionally beautiful color. Found in Libya.