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Stone Age Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 64 grams total, 20-31 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Stone Age Flint Core
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Large lenticular-section and ovate in plan with inked legend 'Le Tillet-Vauharlin près La Ferté s/ Jouarre S.et M.'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 350 grams, 13.7 cm without stand
Found Le Tillet, Vallharlin, France. From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
British Stone Age Flint Blades from Farnham
Mesolithic Period, circa 12,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Group of three microliths, linguiform in plan. 5.16 grams total, 27-36 mm
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
Stone Age Obsidian Barrel Blade Core
Likely Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With longitudinal 'fluting' due to the removal of flakes. 38.9 grams, 58 mm
From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Large Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Lentoid in section and cordiform in plan with broad thick butt and rounded tip. 148 grams, 95 mm
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK. -
Large Scandinavian Stone Age Polished Green Stone Thick-Butted Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Highly polished with slightly concave sides, square butt, chipped at butt and one end of blade. 749 grams, 20.8 cm
From an Anglesey auction house, UK. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
French Stone Age Mousterian Flint Drill
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Triangular in section and in plan with a broad butt and a sharp point. 20.86 grams, 55 mm
Found Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, France. From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From a private collection of a French gentleman, which was sold by his family at auction after his death. -
Stone Age Hafted French Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Linguiform in plan and lentoid in section with a rounded tip and a narrow stepped butt; intended to be hafted at the base to a handle of bone or wood; a rare form. 55 grams, 10.4 cm
From the Oise area in Northern France. From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
British Stone Age Flint Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Triangular in plan and bifacially worked. 13 grams, 42 mm
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
Stone Age Lozenge-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 104 grams total, 23-47 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Stone Age Double-Sided Axehead
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Boat-shaped in plan with central drilling; small chip to on edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 738 grams total including stand, axehead: 18.2 cm
Private collection, Raguse, Switzerland. with Kölner Munzkabinett, Germany, before 2016. Private European collection. Accompanied by a copy of the 2016 invoice. -
'Published Lord McAlpine' Stone Age Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A thin-butted handaxe of trapezoidal outline in dark brown flint; marked 'M1784'. 156 grams, 10.4 cm
From the private collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, UK. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.