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Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Group of well-made examples of the Mousterian tool set, with the vivid colours; one with inked find spot legend '1970 / Fontmaure'. 72 grams total, 42-52 mm
Found Fontmaure, France, in 1970.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Found Fontmaure, France, in 1970.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising two tapered hand axes each with spatulate tips, with typical river terrace patination and water-worn surfaces, one inked 'MORETON 1929' and the other with inked 'MORETON 7/24' label. 709 grams total, 11.8-15 cm
Found Moreton, Dorset, UK, in the 1920s.
Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman.
Found Moreton, Dorset, UK, in the 1920s.
Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A carved and polished figurine with rounded head and broad shoulders, folded arms resting on each side of the protruding belly, legs folded beneath the body; mounted on a custom-made stand. 365 grams total, 94 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, figs.108-109, p.119, for similar idols; Various, Idoles, Au commencement etait l’image, A la Reine Margot, 22 Novembre 1990-28 Fevrier 1991, Paris, 1990, figs.10-11, for similar; also see the view of Caldwell, Duncan, The Use of Animals in Birth Protection Rituals and Possible Uses of Stone Figurines from the Central Sahel, 2015 winter issue, vol.48, no.4, Nov., pp.14-25.
Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, figs.108-109, p.119, for similar idols; Various, Idoles, Au commencement etait l’image, A la Reine Margot, 22 Novembre 1990-28 Fevrier 1991, Paris, 1990, figs.10-11, for similar; also see the view of Caldwell, Duncan, The Use of Animals in Birth Protection Rituals and Possible Uses of Stone Figurines from the Central Sahel, 2015 winter issue, vol.48, no.4, Nov., pp.14-25.
Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat with square butt and broad edge; with inked find spot legend 'Te / St. Jumouel / Morbiham / France / Fr.63'. 171 grams, 73 mm
Found St Jumouel, Morbihan, Brittany, France, in 1863.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N167; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Found St Jumouel, Morbihan, Brittany, France, in 1863.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N167; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface piriform and leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 166 grams total, 27-40 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three microlith scrapers and worked block, with inked inscription 'Near Culverwell / Portland Bill, 1970's' (3) and 'Nr Culver Well'; old collector's ticket. 80 grams total, 26-55 mm
Found near Culver Well, Portland Bill, Dorset, UK, 1970s.
Ex old English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Found near Culver Well, Portland Bill, Dorset, UK, 1970s.
Ex old English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Cordate in plan with rounded butt. 1.09 kg, 18.5 cm
Found Northern Sahara.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Found Northern Sahara.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Substantial handaxe; varied patination from deposition in mineral-rich deposits; expertly knapped with a thin section and broad section, some cortex remaining; inked find spot legend 'Auigny, Cos[..] / Les [...] / Z.B. No. 14'. 595 grams, 17 cm
Found Auigny, Chere, France.
From the collection of amateur archaeologist Mr M. Allais, formed in the mid-1900s.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
Attributed to Homo neanderthalensis.
Found Auigny, Chere, France.
From the collection of amateur archaeologist Mr M. Allais, formed in the mid-1900s.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
Attributed to Homo neanderthalensis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge. 269 grams, 13.3 cm
Found St Meme les Carrieres, France.
Ex Victor Brox collection, UK, formed during the 1980s-1990s.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Found St Meme les Carrieres, France.
Ex Victor Brox collection, UK, formed during the 1980s-1990s.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Biconvex in section with long cutting edges; each with inked find spot 'Troussencourt'. 398 grams total, 8.3-10.5 cm
Found Troussencourt, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Found Troussencourt, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Piriform in profile with broad rounded butt. 264 grams, 12 cm
Found Toulouse, France.
Acquired from Brian Beveridge, Oxford, UK, on 14th March 2004.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P38; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Found Toulouse, France.
Acquired from Brian Beveridge, Oxford, UK, on 14th March 2004.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P38; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each roughly rectangular in plan with slender handle; marked in ink 'NWA'. 22.3 grams total, 39-44 mm
From the Morocco / Algerian border.
Ex UK collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
From the Morocco / Algerian border.
Ex UK collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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