 |

12/15/09 |
LP27. Acheulean scraper, 5 7/16" L x 3"
W x 1" T, France, marvelous light gray patina on tan flint, large, well made
example from my collection, $95. |
 |

12/15/09 |
LP27a. Other side of the above. |
 |

12/15/09 |
LP27b. Side view of the above. |
 |

12/15/09 |
LP27c. Close up of the edgework on the
above. |
 |
00\00\09 |
LP28.
(LP18)
Evolved cobble chopper, 4 7/8” L x 3 7/16”
W x 1 716” T, Mid-Garonne
Terrace,
France . Dates for this local vary from around
750,000 BP to 1.5 million BP, one of my favorites from my
personal collection, $180 |
 |
|
LP28b. (LP18b) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP28c. (LP18c) Side view of the above. |
 |
|
LP28d. (LP18d) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP29.
(LP19)
Evolved cobble chopper, 4 3/4” L x 3” W x 1 716”
T, Mid-Garonne Terrace,
France . Dates for this local vary from around 750,000 BP to 1.5 million BP,
fine example from my personal collection, $165 |
 |
|
LP29b. (LP19b) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP29c. (LP19c) Side view of the above. |
 |
|
LP29d. (LP19d) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP20.
SOLD Pebble chopper, 3 1/4" L x 2
3/8" W x 2 3/16" T, Tauoz, Morocco, greenish-gray, fine grained hardstone, super example
from my personal collection, 1.4 to 2.2 million B.P., $125. |
 |
|
LP20b. (LP20b) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP20c. (LP20c) Side view of the above. |

|
|
LP20d. (LP20d) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP30. (LP21) Acheulean hand-axe, 8 1\2" L x 3
11\16" W x 1 7\8" T, El Beyed Nora Tchigheti, Mauritania, orange and tan
quartzite, ex-Evereux collection, very symmetrical and well made, light
desert polish with a beautiful patina, fine example, Approximately 550,000
to 250,000 year old, $550. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP30a. (LP21a) Other side of the above. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP30b. (LP21b) Side view of LP21. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP31. (LP22) Acheulean Miciquian style hand-axe,
7 7\8" L x 3 13\16" W x 1 13\16" T, Erg Grabiana Libya, reddish brown
quartzite, desert polished with a beautiful glossy patina, very symmetrical
and well made, ancient tip damage, fine example, Approximately 550,000 to
250,000 year old, $450. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP31a. (LP22a) Other side of the above. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP31b. (LP22b) Side view of LP22. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP32. (LP23) Acheulean hand-axe, 5 15\16" L x 3
7\16" W x 1 5\8" T, Isimila, Tanzania, gray quartzite with a touch of
red\brown along one edge, very well made and scarce from this area,
Approximately 550,000 to 250,000 year old, $425. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP32a. (LP23a) Other side of the above. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP32b. (LP23b) Side view of LP23. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP32c. (LP23c) Side view of LP23. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP33. (LP24) Acheulean hand-axe, 6 1\8" L x 3
1\4" W x 1 13\16" T, St. Hilaire La Gravelle, Loir-et-Cher, France, gray
flint with a heavy white patina, fine example that appears to have seen use
a as cleaver, Approximately 450,000 to 250,000 year old, $590. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP33a. (LP24a) Other side of the above. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP33b. (LP24b) Side view of LP24. |
 |
06\29\08 |
LP33c. (LP24c) Side view of LP24. |
 |
01/14/08 |
LP34. (LP27) Mid-Acheulian hand-axe, 7 1/4" L x
3 9/16" W x 1 7/8" T, Charente, France, heavily patinated tan flint, good
size, very well made with an ergonomic grip, approximately 400,000 to
550,000 B.P., this beauty has been in my personal collection for almost 12
years, $1,795. |
 |
01/14/08 |
LP34a. (LP27a) Other side of the above. |
 |
01/14/08 |
LP34b. (LP27b) Side view of the above. |
 |
01/14/08 |
LP35. (LP32) Acheulian hand-axe, 7 1/2" L x 4
1/2" W x 1 7/8" T, western Morocco, red\brown quartzite, well made with a
pleasing shape, some fracturing on the back side due to temperature
fluctuation in the desert so only, $25. |
 |
01/14/08 |
LP35a. (LP32a) Other side of the above. |
 |
12/02/07 |
LP36. (LP33) Hand-axe, 5 3/8" L x 3 5/8" W, Le Moustier, Plazac, Dordogne, France, Grand Pressigny flint, $490. |
 |
12/02/07 |
LP36a. (LP33a) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP36b. (L33b) Side view of the above. |
 |
|
LP36c. (L33c) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP36d. (L33d) View of the tip. |
 |
12/02/07 |
LP37. Unifacial knife\scraper, 5" L x 2
1/8" W, found near Thebes, Egypt, light brown chert with a beautiful orange
and chocolate brown patina, fine edge work along cutting\scraping surfaces,
$75. |
 |
08/07/07 |
LP38. (LP44) Pebble chopper, 2 3/16" L x 2 1/4"
W x 1 15/16" T, Morocco, quartz lightly polished by the shifting sands, from
my personal collection, 1.4 to 2.2 million B.P., $90 |
 |
08/07/07 |
LP38a. (LP44a) Other side of the above. |
 |
08/07/07 |
LP38b. (LP44b) View of the working edge of the
above example. |
 |
08/07/07 |
LP39. (LP45) Oblique grip, amygdaloid Acheulean
hand-axe, 4 3/4" L x 3" W x 1 5/8" T, Vailly-sur-Aisne (Aisne Valley),
France, banded brown and tan, from my personal collection, ergonomic grip,
600,000 to 250,000 B.P., nice reasonably price example of an early European
artifact, $175. |
 |
08/07/07 |
LP39a. (LP45a) Other side of the above. |
 |
10/21/05 |
LP40. (LP46) Pebble chopper, 3 11/16" L x 2
9/16" W x 1 5/8" T, Tauoz, Morocco, greenish-gray, fine grained hardstone,
1.9 to 2.2 million B.P., $115. |
 |
09/25/05 |
LP41. (LP47) Achuelean pebble
tool/proto-hand-axe, 4 1/8" L x 3 1/2" W x 1 3/8" T, found by Francisco
Morente on the terraces of thr Guadalquiver River, southern Spain, river
stained gray quartzite, similar artifacts have been found in Atapuerca,
Spain in association with Homo Heidelbergensis remains, very well made and
just a super example, $185. |
 |
09/25/05 |
LP41a. (LP47a) Side view of the above. |
 |
05/28/05 |
LP42. (LP49)
SOLD Chopper, 3 9/16" L x 3 1/4" W x 1
3/8" T, found near Thebes, Egypt, gorgeous orange and chocolate patina
native to this region, very well made with color, from my collection, $125. |
 |
05/28/05 |
LP42a. (LP49a) Other side of the above piece. |
 |
05/28/05 |
LP42b. (LP49b) Side view of the above piece. |

 |
09/06/03 |
LP43. (LP53) Salvaged hand-axe/tool, 3 1/2" x
3", found in 1927, Thebes, Egypt, originally a light tan now enhanced by a
beautiful brown desert patina, $95. |
 |
07/14/02 |
LP44. (LP56) Early Acheulean (Abbevillean) pick
hand-axe, 6 5/8", Algeria, red and brown quartzite with a subtle orange
patina, 400,000 to 800,000 years old, $195. |
 |
07/07/00 |
LP45. (LP64) Acheulean hand-axe, 5 3/8", Marcilly-sur-Vienne,
France, BEAUTIFUL amber and butterscotch patina, water worn/polished, $375
**CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE** |
 |
07/07/00 |
LP46. (LP65) Abbevillian hand-axe, 9", El Beyed, North
Tchigneti, Mauritania, tan quartzite, just a monster, approximately 1
million years old, $425
**CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE** |
 |
07/07/00 |
LP47. (LP66) Early - Mid Acheulean hand-axe, 5 3/8", Algeria,
brown quartzite, lots of wind polish, $145
**CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE** |
 |
|
LP47a. (LP66a) Other side of the above. |
 |
|
LP47b. (LP66b) Side view of the above. |
 |
|
LP47c. (LP66c) View of the other edge. |
 |
07/07/00 |
LP48. (LP67) Late Acheulean hand-axe, 4 3/4", Sens, Yonne
Region, France, heavily patinated blue gray flint, mottled glossy white
with gray and tan on one side and mottled white, gray, and blue on the
other, very sharp, $425
**CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE** |
 |
07/07/00 |
LP49. (LP68) Mid-Acheulean hand-axe, 6 7/8", Grand Pressigny,
Vienne Department, France, golden brown with white cortex on one side and
mottled white, tan, and gold on the other, $650
**CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE** |
 |
07/07/00 |
LP50. (LP70) Acheulean hand-axe, 5 1/2", Dordogne Region,
France, beautiful mottled gray and white patina on one side and creamy
white with tan on the other, some frost damage on the tip and one side,
$240
**CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE** |