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Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2
Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2

Very Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point 9-1/2" LW#1

$ 469.92

Availability: 50 in stock
  • Blade Material: Quartzite
  • Condition: Excellent, Very impressive
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Type: Spear Head
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt

    Description

    Large Early Pre-Dynastic Egypt Quartzite Spear Point
    9-1/2 inches x 3 inches x 3/4 inch
    A particularly rare and exceptionally large spear point from the 1st to 2nd Dynasty of Egypt dating back to 3000 - 2675 BCE.
    Well made with sharp edges and attractive coloration, this beautiful old piece is notable in that it is made of quartzite.
    Note the wonderful eons old silky patina!
    Ex.
    Leighton Wilkie collection
    "Leighton A. Wilkie (1900-1993) was an inventor and tool maker. As a young man he invented the metal-cutting band saw (counter band machine) considered to be on of the seven basic machine tools. He founded the DoALL Company in Des Plains IL which produces a range of modern machine tools."
    "Leighton had a passion for human origins, in particular the evolution of human technology. Under his early sponsorship, Jane Goodall was able to mount her first expedition to Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees at Gombe Reserve, a study which first documented for the world ape tool-making and tool-using. She named one of the most proficient tool-using chimpanzees "Wilkie" after her sponsor."
    "Leighton also supported the research of Raymond Dart in South Africa and of Louis and Mary Leakey at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania."
    "We would like to acknowledge our personal gratitude to Leighton Wilkie and his family who shared our vision for the CRAFT Research Center and the Stone Age Institute and was an early supporter of our mission. His library on human origins and technology and his
    artifact collection
    are invaluable additions to the Stone Age Institute. Our distinguished lecture series in his honor is a lasting memory of his interest and support of Stone Age studies."
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