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Neolithic Flint Polished neolithic axe (without reserve price)  (No Reserve Price)
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Neolithic Flint Polished neolithic axe (without reserve price) (No Reserve Price)

Superbe Hache polie Néolithique. Très jolie forme et magnifique patine lustrée. Longueur : 11,5 x 4 cm Etat : conforme aux photos Pas de prix de reserve Pour la plupart des personnes, le Néolithique c’est l’Âge de la pierre polie. Cette définition est donnée par le préhistorien John Lubbock en 1865 par opposition au Paléolithique « Âge de la pierre taillée ». Les historiens voient dans cette période le moment où l’homme chasseur-cueilleur nomade est devenu agriculteur et sédentaire. Auparavant, l’homme prélevait dans son environnement selon ses besoins (cueillette, chasse, pêche…). Au Néolithique, l’homme ne fait pas que prélever dans la nature, il la transforme, et pour ce faire il a besoins d’outils de plus en plus spécialisés. De nouveaux besoins sont à l’origine du développement d’outils différents. Les haches permettent de défricher la forêt et créer des surfaces cultivables, des clairières. Elles vont permettre également d’abattre des arbres et de tailler le bois afin de bâtir des maisons. Pour polir une pierre taillée les néolithiques la frottaient sur un bloc rocheux pour en éliminer les aspérités. Ce va-et-vient devait être réalisé sur un polissoir pendant un long moment, voire plusieurs jours. Acquis, auprès d'un collectionneur privé Mme EC, une ancienne collection provenant de son Mari Mr JC collectionneur privé, dans le respect total des règles en vigueur. Cette collection a été constituée à travers divers achats, notamment en salle des ventes, entre les années 1940 et 1950.

No. 95720176

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Neolithic Flint Polished neolithic axe (without reserve price)  (No Reserve Price)

Neolithic Flint Polished neolithic axe (without reserve price) (No Reserve Price)

Superb Polished Neolithic Axe.

Very beautiful shape and magnificent glazed polish.

Length: 11.5 x 4 cm

Condition: as shown in the photos

No reserve price

For most people, the Neolithic is the Age of polished stone. This definition was given by the prehistorian John Lubbock in 1865, in opposition to the Paleolithic "Age of chipped stone." Historians see this period as the time when the nomadic hunter-gatherer human became a farmer and settled. Previously, humans obtained from their environment according to their needs (gathering, hunting, fishing...). During the Neolithic, humans do not just gather from nature; they transform it, and to do so, they need increasingly specialized tools.
New needs are at the origin of the development of different tools.
Axes allow for clearing the forest and creating cultivable surfaces, clearings. They also enable felling trees and cutting wood in order to build houses.
To polish a chipped stone, the Neolithic people rubbed it against a rocky block to remove rough edges. This back-and-forth movement had to be performed on a polisher for a long time, even several days.

Acquired from a private collector, Mrs. EC, an old collection from her husband, Mr. JC, a private collector, in full compliance with the rules in force. This collection was built up through various purchases, notably at auction, between the 1940s and 1950s.

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