M361 - RARE LEVALLOIS MOUSTERIAN HANDAXE FROM AFRICA MADE OF CHALCEDONY

Product Description

ID

Mousterian Handaxe

FOUND

Exposed Site - South Central Sahara

AGE

MOUSTERIAN: 60,000 - 30,000 years

SIZE

4" long x 2.5" wide

CONDITION

INTACT AND COMPLETE.
NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION.
PERFECT LEVALLOIS FLAKING.
TRANSLUCENT PRESTIGE STONE!

NOTE

AFRICAN MOUSTERIAN TOOLS
ARE NOT OFTEN SEEN IN 
COLLECTIONS.  COMPLETE 
AND UNDAMAGED WITH SHARP
TIP.  A SUPERB MIDDLE 
PALEOLITHIC MOUSTERIAN
SPECIMEN MADE OF PRIZED, 
TRANSLUCENT CHALCEDONY!

Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of 
authenticity / information sheet

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This is a SPECTACULAR bifacial LEVALLOIS Mousterian hand axe of the finest possible quality and condition.  The Levallois technique is most associated with Neanderthals of Europe and was a stone tool-making technology whereby flakes were removed around the entire edge of a stone in a radial fashion allowing better control of the shape.  This stunning artifact perfectly demonstrates that technique and it is not often seen in specimens from Africa.  Adding to the further desirability of this piece is the fact it was made of CHALCEDONY, a translucent stone most often reserved for prestige pieces due to its unique glowing properties when held in light.  

Possessing a well made flaked grip and original sharp cutting edges, this MOUSTERIAN hand axe displays classic Middle Paleolithic traits and is in perfect, AS MADE original condition! 

The chopping tip is unbroken and is unusually sharp and entirely intact AS MADE!  Secondary flaking on the very tip indicates prehistoric use and re-use!  The workmanship and ergonomic design when held is spectacular.  The form and execution of this extraordinary hand axe must be held to be appreciated - chalcedony is extremely difficult to flake and shape on a hand axe this small!!!  Unlike their much larger predecessors of the Sahara during the Acheulian, Mousterian handaxes are much smaller in comparison.  In "as found" ORIGINAL condition with  NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION.  The orange patina is a result from the leeching desert sands.  Wind erosion is also evident on the surface, from laying undisturbed on the desert floor for thousands and thousands of years.