Four Paleolithic Quartzite Hand Axes
Sale 1285 - Lithics
Lots Open
Feb 9, 2024
Lots Close
Mar 5, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$1,270
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Lot Description
Four Paleolithic Quartzite Hand Axes
Sahara, Lower Paleolithic, Circa 700,000-200,000 Years Ago
Length of longest 7 3/4 inches (19.69 cm).
Provenance:
Tom Alexander, St. Louis, Missouri, 2002.
Private Collection, New York.
with Colnaghi Gallery, New York, 2023 (Carved Stones from Prehistory: The Art of Early Toolmaking, no. 1).
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