Middle Paleolithic Hand Axe

Culture: North Africa

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

Material: Flintstone

Dimensions: 8.1 cm x 4.4 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6309

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

Condition: Intact

Description: A very flat and small hand axe of red-brown flintstone 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. Wonderful texture. Found in Libya.