Acheulean Quartzite Flint
Palaeolithic Hand Axe Stone 300mm
Palaeolithic Acheulean hand axe measuring 295mm with accomplished form executed by the hands of our African Homo Ergaster ancestor, contemporaneous to European Homo erectus. Now set into a bespoke bronze cradle enabling removal and study of this pristine prehistoric axe which is in remarkable condition. The surface patina honed by the winds, sands and time during the artefacts resting place, laying in the Western Sahara Desert, beyond the Northern states of North Africa where Berbers travel the Ténéré to discover such artefacts within open sites, fortuitous roaming and the uninhabited desert allows for such discoveries close to the southern border of Algeria, between Mali and Niger.
Axe measurements.
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 11 cm
Depth: 4.5 cm
In Stand measurements.
Height: 30 cm
Width: 11 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Weight: 1.402 kg
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