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African Antiquities and Art
Africa, Niger, Early Bura Stone Idol, c. 3rd Century A.D.

|African| |Antiquities|, |Africa,| |Niger,| |Early| |Bura| |Stone| |Idol,| |c.| |3rd| |Century| |A.D.|
Almost nothing is known of the Bura and the role of these idols is uncertain.
AH59762. Africa, Niger, Early Bura Stone Idol, c. 3rd Century A.D., 5 x 11.7 inches, an early example in the form of an indented slab with features indicated by shallow drill marks, the incised lines apparently deepened a little; from a New Jersey collection; SOLD


Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Black Obsidian Hand Axe, 1 million - 400,000 B.C.

|Stone| |Weapons| |&| |Tools|, |Homo| |Erectus,| |Rift| |Valley,| |Ethiopia,| |Black| |Obsidian| |Hand| |Axe,| |1| |million| |-| |400,000| |B.C.|
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. A chip at the end reveals the black obsidian. The axe fits easily into the shallow of the hand. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AA35456. Homo Erectus, black Obsidian hand axe; cf. Malloy Weapons 7; 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina, Choice, SOLD


Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Stone Hand Axe, 1 Million - 400,000 B.C.

|Early| |Man|, |Homo| |Erectus,| |Rift| |Valley,| |Ethiopia,| |Stone| |Hand| |Axe,| |1| |Million| |-| |400,000| |B.C.|
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AA35450. Homo Erectus, stone hand axe; cf. Johnson-Shreeve pp. 148-150, cf. Malloy Weapons 2; 5" x 3", Choice conditon, beige-grey rough lava, finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina; SOLD







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