arstechnica,
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Mysterious rock depicted in 15th century painting is most likely a Stone Age tool

Why medieval painter Jean Fouquet chose to depict Acheulean hand ax remains a mystery

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/mysterious-rock-depicted-in-15th-century-painting-is-most-likely-a-stone-age-tool/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ChickenPwny,

@arstechnica look how far we came

alan,

@arstechnica It's the hand [axe] of god, obviously.

tlariv, (edited )
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@arstechnica
The picture is missing alt text, but it shows a painting depicting two men, one of whom is holding a book with a peculiarly shaped rock resting on it.
@tlariv

wagesj45,
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@arstechnica this is a good reminder to put random things in your art just to mystify historians in the future.

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