Grinding stone and roller, neolithic · Niger, Sahara, Ténéré · ID: 3042710
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Roswitha von Bergmann, Düsseldorf, GermanyNeumeister, Munich, 11 November 2004, lot 280
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
Size
B: 44,5 cm/H: 17,5 cm (grinding stone)
B: 22,5 cm/H: 12,5 cm (roller)
B: 17.5 inch/H: 6.9 inch (grinding stone)
B: 8.9 inch/H: 4.9 inch (roller)
Description
greyish basalt, boat-shaped, with oval hollowed working surface, bell-shaped roller, base
The object Grinding stone and roller, neolithic with the object ID 3042710 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 126 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Klenkler, C.E., Sahara, Prähistorische Artefakte 2, Genf 2003, ill. 135