Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Flint Handaxe

MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 60,000 B.P.

2 3/8 in. (69.5 grams, 61 mm).

Cordate type with flake removed from centre of the underside; inked legend 'Pierrepont 14 / 22-4-93'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Pierrepont, Calvados, Normandy, France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s.
From a private collection.

Footnotes

Attributed to the Neanderthal man. An interesting example where the handaxe has also been used to strike off a flake across the middle of the reverse. This is sometimes seen during the Mousterian period and is a beneficial use of material when wanting to create a tool for the current job. The handaxe would have continued to be used and re- sharpened as normal. Dual-sided contrasting patina.

CONDITION

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