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Three Ancient Neolithic Stone Tools

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Near East / Africa, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. A collection of three ancient stone tools, knapped and shaped for practical tasks such as cutting, scraping hides, or general utility work, each showing flaked surfaces and forms typical of early lithic technology. One example bears a handwritten label reading "Tell el-Ful," a site associated with the biblical Gibeah and an area known to have been inhabited for thousands of years. Size: 4" L x 3.25" W (10.2 cm x 8.3 cm)

Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection, acquired prior to 2002

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Condition

Nice dessert patina, on the dark brown tool. Old inventory numbers and findsite written on the surfaces.

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Three Ancient Neolithic Stone Tools

Lot 0279A

Estimate $450-$650Mar 19, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

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This auction is curated by:

Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

Asian | Ancient | Ethnographic | Fine Art

Mar 19, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Louisville, CO, United States

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