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Collection of Thirty-five Microlith Tools
3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$836.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistCollection of Thirty-five Microlith Tools
7,000 – 12,000 years old
Upper Wadi Mya, Algerian Sahara
An assemblage of early Neolithic, Aterian/Capsian microlith tools comprises crescent-lunate sickle blades (used when the first wild grains were harvested), finger punches, awls and needlepoints (used in early leather utility.) These miniature tools, delicately produced from high quality agate and chert sources of the region, display colorful and precise craftsmanship and characteristic desert patina.(35) Measures 12 x 8 1/2 x 1in
Upper Wadi Mya, Algerian Sahara
An assemblage of early Neolithic, Aterian/Capsian microlith tools comprises crescent-lunate sickle blades (used when the first wild grains were harvested), finger punches, awls and needlepoints (used in early leather utility.) These miniature tools, delicately produced from high quality agate and chert sources of the region, display colorful and precise craftsmanship and characteristic desert patina.(35) Measures 12 x 8 1/2 x 1in
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