Lentoid in section with faceted blade an butt; chipped; old find spot labels 'Kumasi / May 1922' and '53 '22'. 48 grams, 52 mm



Found Kumasi, Ghana. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N163; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Knapped flint blades and other items, some with old collector's labels or inked findspot legend. 167 grams total, 18-60 mm



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.

Mixed group of grey flint scrapers and other tools; with inked find spot legend 'Touvent'. 151 grams total, 59-80 mm



Found Touvent, Northern France. From an old French collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Two scaphoid and plano-convex in section, one barbed and tanged. 26 grams total, 43-90 mm



Old French collection. Private collection, London.

Triangular in profile with ground hole below the apex; chipped. 256 grams, 10.2 cm



From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N202; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Chert with broad butt and curved edge; chipped. 168 grams, 90 mm



Found South Downs, Sussex, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N185; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Each with inked findspot: 'Gravière Saint-Onger / Bergerac / JRV', 'Vallée de la Cou[..] / 14.3.68', 'Rabier / près Lac[.]queres' (and feint pencilled 'Rabier' below). 99 grams total, 7-11.7 cm



Found Graviere, Lanquais and De LaCoulc, France, in the 1960s. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).

Crescentic with domed upper face, drilled eyes and a wide nose. 276 grams, 12.1 cm



Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Ellipsoid in plan and plano-convex in section with rounded cutting edge. 31.7 grams, 76 mm



Found North Africa. 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.

Knapped knife blade, triangular in section with cortex to butt. 86 grams, 95 mm



Found Fontmaure, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).

Ellipsoid in plan with irregular lateral spur. 610 grams, 15.5 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.

Cordate in plan with rounded edge. 593 grams, 15 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.