Acheulean Pebble Hand Axe, 72mm, 211g - Abéché area - Chad - Africa

Culture: Acheulean

Age: circa 300 000 BP

Object: Pebble Hand Axe

Material: Quartzite

Discovery place: Abéché area - Chad - Africa

Condition: Good. A few chips near the tip that don't seem recent. No restoration. See pictures

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

Dimensions: 72 x 71 x 44 mm

Weight: 211 g

Here is a very beautiful tool knapped from a pebble of red quartzite

Nice desert patina

It stands upright on its base

Collected in the 60's

Chad has great archaeological importance since the discovery of the famous skull of the hominin named Toumaï (Sahelanthropus tchadensis, 7 million years old)

Divestment from my private collection

Bought legally from old collections or during public auctions

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