A good-sized Egyptian Neolithic endscraper, c. 5000 B.C.

Code: 2501

Description: A good-sized dark reddish-brown chert high-backed endscraper with a steep retouch and approximately plano-convex in cross-section. An area of cortex on the upper surface and a nice tactile example.

Size: 91 mm/3.6 ins. in length

Culture: Egyptian

Date: Neolithic, c. 5000 B.C.

Provenance: Ex southern English private collection.