Colnaghi New York is proud to present an exceptional group of prehistoric stone tools assembled from private collections. The one hundred and eight individual objects span three continents and one million years of human history, from the Lower Paleolithic through the Neolithic Period and the Early Bronze Age.
The guiding principles behind these stone tools and the painstaking care that was taken in their creation are familiar to us from later periods, where such craftsmanship and appreciation of form are rightfully recognized as fine art. Tracing through-lines in form and quality across cultures and millennia, this show presents stone toolmaking as the longest continuous tradition in the history of art.
CARVED STONES FROM PREHISTORY - Featured Works
DAGGER
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BATTLE AXE
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HAND AXE
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FISHTAIL DAGGER (Type 5B)
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FOUR HAND AXES
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SERRATED POINT
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SIX SCRAPERS
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AXE-HAMMER
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AXE-HAMMER
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THIN-BUTTED AXE
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NOTCH-HANDLED DAGGER
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HAND AXE
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HAND AXE
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DOUBLE AXE HEAD
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AXE HEAD
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