Stone Age Axe-Shaped Mortar

UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 50,000-12,000 B.P.

5 1/4 in. (757 grams, 13.5 cm wide).

Sandstone boat-shaped mortar with upwardly curved peak, central socket; mounted on a custom-made stand with ol collector's label 'NorthWestern Sahara / Upper Palaeolithic'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the North West Sahara.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1470