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Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
#170282

A very large French hand-axe, Seine-Maritime, circa 450,000 BC. Spatulate naviform. One end pointed, the other a cleaver. Fossiliferous chert. Calligraphic form, and entire construction calls into question the casual dismissal of a refined aesthetic sense pre-neanderthal man. This hand-axe illustrated Overstreet Indian Arrowheads, Seventh Edition, New York, 2001, page 1081

Length: 21.5 cm / 8 ½ in
Width: 12 cm / 4 ¾ in
Weight: 1.10 kg / 2 lbs 6 oz

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  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design
  • Exceptionally Rare Acheulian French Hand-Axe, Calligraphic Design