Early Stone Age Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

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

Material: Quartzite

Dimensions: 14 cm x 9.8 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6304

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 brown quartzite, worked out on both sides, with a pointed and a rounded, wide end. The edges sharped on all sides to cut plants and meat. The tapering end was used as a drill. Found in Libya.