Neolithic Laotian Stone Hand Axe, ex-Historia

Southeast Asia, Laos, Neolithic period, ca. 100 BCE. A group of four hand-carved and highly polished stone tools - two shouldered adzes/hoes and two hand axes, sometimes also known as celts. At this t

Southeast Asia, Laos, Neolithic period, ca. 5000 to 2000 BCE. Gray celt in chisel form with wide blade, tapered butt and knapping on each side. Custom stand. Size: 5"L. Provenance: Ex-Historia Antiqu

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A ground stone handaxe with narrow rounded butt and broad curved and chamfered cutting edge. 427 grams, 13cm (5"). Ex Kelway collection; formed between 1975 and 2015;

A large European stone hand axe/tool. Of uncertain age, but manufactured from the dark grey chert as many Northern European and Scandinavian Neolithic tools. L: 6 1/2 in (15.4 cm). Ex Sussex, UK priva

Western Europe, northern France, Oise department, Hardivillers, Neolithic period, ca. 7000 to 2000 BCE. A lovely hand-knapped chert stone hand axe from the Neolithic period. The axe has a thick butt e

Southeast Asia, Laos, Neolithic period, ca. 100 BCE and Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. The hand axe, also known as a celt, was a widely used tool throughout much of human his

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert hand axe with retooling. One side has blue, white, and purple hues, while the other has warm, mottled brown-grey hues. The pol

**Originally Listed At $300** North Africa, Morocco, ca. 15000 BCE (17,000 BP). An amazing and large handmade cutting tool knapped from a brown stone with red inclusions. The blade is shaped into an e

Southeast Asia, Laos, Neolithic period, ca. 5000 to 2000 BCE. Gray celt in chisel form with wide blade and tapered butt, shows knapping on each side. Custom stand. Size: 4-1/4" L. Provenance: Ex-Hist

Neolithic French Stone Age Acheulean Hand Axes An absolutely unique and beautiful rare Early Neolithic Flint Axe/Adze from Troussencourt in Northern France. (Oise Region) The Artefacts from this area

**Originally Listed At $250** North Africa, Sahara, Neolithic, Late Stone Age, ca. 10,000 BCE. A fabulous hand-knapped stone tool that is intact with a lustrous and delightfully tactile surface that w

**Originally Listed At $300** Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. A great pair of stone blades perhaps for handheld use. They are both hand-knapped from a creamy

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 2800 to 2400 BCE. A small, retooled chert hand axe with grey-brown hues. The polished flint axe is part of the technology that marked Neolithic life in

Northern Europe, possibly British Isles, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A dark green stone hand axe of simple form, with an unsharpened blade and a rounded butt. The polished hand axe is part

**Originally Listed At $400** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A collection of 3 ancient stone hand axes, each expertly napped from chert with brown or warm gray hues.

**Originally Listed At $300** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A pair of stone hand axes, each expertly napped from chert with amber brown or warm gray hues. The slend

**Originally Listed At $600** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A pair of chert hand axes, each with a thick butt, made from stone with mottled brown-grey hues. The pol

3 Acheulean Stone Hand Axes from N. Sahara (Africa). 7 1/8"-8 1/4". Ex-Evan Mauer.

Western Europe, northern France, Oise department, Hardivillers, Neolithic period, ca. 7000 to 2000 BCE. A trio of chert hand axes or scrapers, knapped stone technology that marked Neolithic life in no

Southeast Asia, Laos, Neolithic, ca 3000 BCE. This is an intact example of a stone tool from Laos. Celts, also known as adzes or axes, were used as chopping or digging tools from prehistoric times unt

Middle Acheulian, 1.5 million-800,000 years BP. A bifacial flint handaxe of ovoid form. 790 grams, 15cm (6"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly with Museo Archaeologia, Seville; fo

North Africa, Sahara Desert, Middle to Late Stone Age, ca. 150,000 to 10,000 years ago. Knapped from a large piece of chert. Size: 6-5/8 " H x 2-3/4" W; Weight: 1 lb. 6.6 oz. Provenance: Ex. Collectio

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large finely polished flint handaxe with rounded base and square edge, some cortex remaining to the surface. See Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with some cortex remaining to both faces. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lo