FLINT HANDAXE
PALEOLITHIC PERIOD, THEBES, EGYPT, C. 300,000 – 100,000 B.C.
£1,890
Classical Ancient Art // Form Through Time
Auction: Form Through Time - 21st March 2024 at 2pm
Description
knapped brown flint, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
12cm high
Provenance
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
Footnote
Note:
This small collection of flints (lots 20, 21 & 22) blurs the line between functionality and artistry. Each was crafted by a different species of human to ourselves, in the case of the two French examples, Homo neanderthalensis, and in the case of the Egyptian example, Homo erectus.