Neolithic Stone Disc

Neolithic stone disc
Genuine pierced stone, carved from resistant local stone and featuring a central hole
Traditionally from the Tenerian culture of the central Sahara (present-day Niger)
Dating from the 1st millennium BC or earlier, these heavy, carved and polished stone discs fulfilled essential practical and cultural functions in prehistoric African societies
In prehistoric Africa, these heavy, carved and polished stone discs fulfilled essential practical and cultural functions in prehistoric African societies
.C. or earlier, these heavy stone disks, cut and polished, fulfilled essential practical and cultural functions in prehistoric African societies
In prehistoric Africa, these stone disks typically served as weights for digging sticks, counterweights for wooden agricultural tools, functional flywheels or fearsome mace heads for hunting and defense
17 cm wide, 18 cm deep and 6 cm high.