Large Mesolithic Moroccan Sahara Chert Hand Axe

**First Time At Auction** North Africa, Morocco, Mesolithic Period, ca. 15000 BCE (17,000 BP). A large cutting tool knapped from a creamy warm gray and mottled pink chert, crafted by ancient hunter-ga

**Originally Listed At $350** Northern / Western Africa, Mauritania, Mesolithic Period, ca. 15000 to 5000 BCE. A large bifacial chert hand tool or axe that is expertly knapped from a mottled stone wit

**Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Northern/Western Africa, Mauritania, Mesolithic Period, ca. 15,000 to 5,000 BCE. A hand-knapped chert hand axe of pink-grey hues. The ovoid tool has convex crests

**Originally Listed At $300** Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. A great pair of stone blades perhaps for handheld use. They are both hand-knapped from a creamy

**Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 500 to 900 CE. An absolutely gorgeous piece of blue-grey, cream, and yellow chert that has been knapped into a large hand axe. Knapp

**Originally Listed At $800** Western Europe, Northern France, Oise Department, Hardivillers, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 1,000,000 to 40,000 years ago. A chert hand axe from pr

**Originally Listed At $250** Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. A lovely hand axe, hand-knapped from deep-green chert. The axe has a thick butt end which bears a

11 3/4" Acheulean Hand Axe. N. Sahara. Large quartz laden piece. Tens of thousands of years old. Ex-Evan Maurer

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A large, nice example of a chert hand axe with finely crimped sides. The chert is a chalky grey with darker grey and ocher tones. The

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.. Broad and bifacially knapped, on a large flake with convex point and rounded butt, showing some cortex; with custom-made display stand. 765 grams

**Originally Listed At $300** North Africa, Morocco, ca. 15000 BCE (17,000 BP). An amazing and large handmade cutting tool knapped from a brown stone with red inclusions. The blade is shaped into an e

**Originally Listed At $350** Northwestern Africa, Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic) to Mesolithic Period, ca. 1.7 million to 8000 years ago. A pair of large hand-knapped stone tools that functioned as ha

Palaeolithic, 300000-200000 BP. A very large finely knapped bifacial handaxe in orange quartzite; from Sahara desert region. 1.7 kg, 22.5cm (9"). Property of a Derbyshire collector; formerly part of a

Palaeolithic, 400,000-200,000 years BP. A group comprising: three bifacial knapped hand axes in fine-grained stone, each of typical form; possibly from the Sahara region of North Africa. 2 kg total, 1

A large European stone hand axe/tool. Of uncertain age, but manufactured from the dark grey chert as many Northern European and Scandinavian Neolithic tools. L: 6 1/2 in (15.4 cm). Ex Sussex, UK priva

This lot consists of 1 knives, 1 scraper, 2 arrowhead and 1 hand axe or possibly flint core. The knife is from Northumberland and is possibly chert and measures approx 4.12"L. Large arrowhead is 3.12"

North Africa, Sahara Desert, Middle to Late Stone Age, ca. 150,000 to 10,000 years ago. Knapped from a large piece of chert. Size: 6-5/8 " H x 2-3/4" W; Weight: 1 lb. 6.6 oz. Provenance: Ex. Collectio

Western Europe, Northern France, Oise Department, Hardivillers, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 1,000,000 to 40,000 years ago. A chert hand axe from prehistoric peoples- likely the

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert hand axe with retooling, made from a stone with warm, mottled brown-grey hues. The polished flint axe is part of the technolog

Northern Europe, Southern Sweden, Alstad region, Neolithic period, ca. 4000 to 1700 BCE. A stone axe knapped from a warm ochre chert into a thick and rounded butt end with a straight edge for gripping

**Originally Listed At $300** Northern/Eastern Europe, Funnelbeaker culture (Trichterbecherkultur), ca. 3900 to 3400 BCE. A huge, heavy hand axe, knapped from a golden brown and "root beer" brown piec

Palaeolithic, 300,000 years BP. A finely knapped bifacial handaxe with a rounded butt, tapering to a fine point, in a brown quartzite, showing some wind polish. 767 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Property of a

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert hand axe with retooling. One side has blue, white, and purple hues, while the other has warm, mottled brown-grey hues. The pol

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 2800 to 2400 BCE. A small, retooled chert hand axe with grey-brown hues. The polished flint axe is part of the technology that marked Neolithic life in