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A tall antique threshing board, made of hardwood, with flints to one side, and a harness for mule on the other, this instrument would be dragged through the harvest to separate the corn from the chaff, the farmer would ride on top, see the illustration, this is an object that you could have seen at almost anytime in this part of the world for several thousand years. It’s Neolithic. They can make eye-catching wall decoration in house, taverna, hotel,..
Eastern Mediterranean c.1870
H: 193cm (76.0in)
W: 50cm (19.7in)
D: 10cm (3.9in)
£450
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