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THBMassive Belgian Neolithic Flint Core
Lot 81
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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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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, Belgium, Spiennes, Mons District, mid to late Neolithic period, ca. 4300 to 2200 BCE. This is a massive flint core that was expertly flaked by a Neolithic trader into individual blades for use, and the unworked or partially flaked core itself could be traded. Most flake tools would have originated from cores like this, and this example shows an original flat striking platform - this flat surface also is the only remaining trace of the outer silex cortex layer, and natural holes and cavities are seen throughout this flint. The size, holes, and original 6000-year-old flaking work elevate this magnificent specimen into a true work of what could be considered Neolithic sculptural art! Large flint cores like these were once traded as currency and were as important to a Neolithic person as much as food, water and shelter were since these cores were the source from which all their flake tools would be made from. Size: 12" L x 5.5" W (30.5 cm x 14 cm)
Since the 1800's, European collectors have been walking the plowed farm fields of the region, surface-collecting flint Neolithic artifacts that are turned over by the farmers' plows each year. Unfortunately, that same plow that allows one to make such a discovery, is also responsible for breaking and damaging the flint artifacts. Large Neolithic flint objects such as cores and axes, are almost always found either damaged beyond value, or broken. We are not sure the details on how this piece was found as the original collector has long been deceased, but it could have been found in an un-plowed bordering wooded region of the farm fields, or discovered immediately when unearthed by the first plowing. How it remained unbroken and complete with all original flaking intact, is a miracle! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a prize specimen from an important part of human history and from a prominent Neolithic site in all of Europe!
Provenance: ex-private Dutch collection, formed in the early 1980s; ex-private Belgian collection, formed prior to the 1950s
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#172852Perfect as originally made 6000 years ago! No modern damage. Intact - no repair or restoration. Original collection label and mineral deposits.Condition
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