Middle Paleolithic Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

Period: 400,000-50,000 B.C.

Material: Flintstone

Dimensions: 7.7 cm x 5.8 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6301

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

Condition: Intact

Description: Small hand axe worked out on both sides of red-brown flint stone with exceptional grain. The edges sharpened towards the pointy end to cut plants or meat. The tapering end was used as a drill. Found in Libya.