Middle Paleolithic Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

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

Material: Quartzite

Dimensions: 7.6 cm x 5.8 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6302

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

Condition: Intact

Description: Small quartzite hand axe worked out on both sides. The edges are sharpened on all sides to cut plants and meat. The tapering end was used as a drill. One side smoothened. Found in Libya.