Lot 74, Auction 4/12/2026: Prehistoric North Africa Neolithic Stone Scraper Tool

$390.00

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North Africa, Sahara Desert region, Neolithic period, ca. 8000 to 3000 BCE. A knapped chert stone tool of rounded oval form, its carefully worked edges likely serving as a scraper or cutting implement. The surface bears percussion flake scars, now worn smooth from long exposure to the elements, attesting to both its prehistoric use and millennia of weathering. Such a tool would have been indispensable to early pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities of the Saharan region, used for tasks such as butchering game, processing hides, and other daily survival activities. Size: 2.25″ Diameter (5.7 cm)

Condition: Smooth patina from age.

Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005

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