Middle Palaeolithic 'Northern Sahara' Tanged Scraper
Chert, 19.42 grams, 51.54 mm. Aterian Culture; circa 35,000 BCE. Of broadly semi-circular form with a very well defined tang showing fine retouching, in chert. Reference: Alonzo W. Pond, Contribution to the Study of Man in Algeria. A very fine example. Provenance: from an old Continental collection, found in Algeria before 1960.