Atypical Hand Axe (Biface) Acheulean - Lower Paleolithic - France - 122mm, 314g


Culture: Acheulean

Age: circa 400 000 / 300 000 BP

Object: Hand Axe from Homo Heidelbergensis (European Homo Erectus) or early Neanderthal

Material: Flintstone

Discovery placeSommières-du-Clain (Vienne département) - France

Condition: Very good. No modern damage, no restoration. See pictures

Last collection: old French collection, the name will be given to the buyer

Dimensions: 122 x 66 x 36 mm

Weight: 314 g


This incredible tool is truly atypical

The red side has been knapped with large chips, while the ocher has been more finely retouched

The rounded tip has also been finely retouched. The presence of cortex on the back gives it a good grip

Very nice patina with beautiful red, ocher and caramel colors

Collected in the middle of the 20th century

 

Divestment from my private collection

Bought legally from old collections or during public auctions

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