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THBFine Arabian Paleolithic Acheulean Hand Axe
Lot 165a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Near East, Jordan, Arabian Desert, Acheulian, ca. 1.2 million to 500,000 years ago. This is a true museum class example of a mottled cream-colored chert hand axe from an unusual location with great workmanship and preservation. This is a classic Acheulian era elongated hand axe; not only in supreme original condition, but it also shows incredible flaking and form. The thin bifacially-flaked body has a long, thin profile with a rounded proximal end, partially incorporating the natural curve of stone, which served as a platform to distribute and cushion the pounding blows to the hand when used. The long, thin chopping tip is perfectly preserved and is complete and unbroken! Acheulean Lower Paleolithic hand axes are the first human-made tools displaying intelligent design known to history and prior to these Acheulean tools, only crude pebble tools existed in the human fossil record. This amazingly rare hand axe was originally found in the Arabian Desert in Jordan, during the 1950s by a London collector. Size: 3.4" L x 2.33" W x 7.4" H (8.6 cm x 5.9 cm x 18.8 cm)
A hand axe of this type was ideally suited for butchering large, hunted prey in prehistory. Its weight and blade-like chopping end would have been ideally suited to sever hide, flesh, and tendons. It demonstrates the skill and ability of Early Man (Homo erectus) as a tool maker, to the highest order. Hand axes of this workmanship are theorized to be prestige pieces, having been made to a much higher degree than utilitarian needs. The aesthetic is something that must be seen and held to appreciate!
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world's largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: private Diamond Springs, California, USA collection; ex-Bowyer collection, London, UK, found in the 1950s in the Arabian Desert in Jordan
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167890Intact and complete with no restoration. Choice! With bi-color patina from exposure on one side.Condition
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