Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Axe ashanti Accession Number: 1989

Accession Number: 1989

a sacred harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God

and the environment

Ancient Egyptian Amulets

Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Axe ashanti Accession Number: 1989Tenerian Culture, c. 46002500 BC, Tnr Desert, Niger, West Africa Superb semipolished stone axe head from the ancient Tenerian culture, fashioned from cream russet stone with a trapezoidal outline, a curved cutting edge, and a rounded butt end. The blade has been carefully ground and polished to a sharp, functional edge, testifying to the makers remarkable technical skill and aesthetic sensibility. The Tenerian culture flourished between 4600 and 2500