Deltoid, leaf-shaped and barbed types each in a collector's archive box with label. 45 grams total, 28-46 mm



Found Tillemsi, Mali, West Africa. Acquired Oxford show, UK, July 2010. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N159a-c; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

With rounded butt and broad cutting edge. 371 grams, 11 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Narrow thick-butted with flared sides, rectangular in section with gently curved edge. 455 grams, 16.5 cm



From an old Danish collection. Acquired on the UK art market. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Blue-grey spherical hammerstone with inked identification '135 MH' and label 'Neolithic Hammerstone / Fen Edge Norfolk'. 207 grams, 55 mm



Found Fen Edge area, Feltwell, Norfolk, UK. Acquired M.Younge, UK, 1973. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N11; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Comprising: a small polished hand-axe, possibly worked from dolerite, with well preserved cutting edge; a large and beautiful scraper made from translucent white chalcedony. 849 grams total, 10.6-12.9 cm



Axehead found Isle d'Oleron, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lentoid in section with broad square butt and long rounded cutting edge; unpolished; old find spot label 'Rocourt Saint Martin'. 436 grams, 21 cm



Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Both ovate in profile with broad butt; one marked 'BA1-3', 'M.G.Dorset' and the other 'BA1-2' '260'. 55 grams total, 43-52 mm



Found Verwood area, N.E. Dorset, UK. Acquired from Martin Green in 1974. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection nos.BA1-2, 1-3; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Mixed group of cleavers, scapers and other tools with worked edges. 670 grams total, 3.8-12.1 cm



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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

With round-section narrow butt flaring to a broad curved cutting edge. 370 grams, 11.7 cm



Found South Central Sahara. Ex private French collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

The largest piece a superbly flaked axehead worked from a grey chert (known as Danien flint); various scrapers and blades. 1.48 kg total, 6.7-19 cm



From a British private collection, collected during the 1990s. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lozengiform in section with rounded butt and broad cutting edge; marked 'SP V' for findspot 'Spiennes'. 645 grams, 20.5 cm



From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lentoid in section with irregular edge, cortex to one face; collector's label 'P49'. 288 grams, 94 mm



Found Egypt. Acquired from an old German collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P49; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.