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LOT 1691
African Stone Age Flint and Other Knapped Blade Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
5/8 - 3 1/2 in., 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (250 grams total, 18-90 mm, box: 11.2 x 8.3 mm).
Mixed group of various blades, flakes and implements, an old handwritten note 'Escargotiere du Khanguet el-mouhad, found 27 3 43'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Khanget el-Mouhad, Algeria, 27 March 1943.
From a private collection.
In an old 'Tea Ration' tin accompanied by an old slip of paper with handwritten provenance.
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LOT 1691
African Stone Age Flint and Other Knapped Blade Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £20
Knapped from light grey flint and with an old handwritten label to one side. 192 grams, 11.2 cm
Found Test Road, Huzbourough Copse, Hampshire, UK, January 1966. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
Piriform body in orangey flint, an old handwritten collector's label to one side. 195 grams, 10.7 cm
Found Test Road, Huzbourough Copse, Hampshire, UK, June 1965. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Danish Stone Age Pecked Boat-Shaped Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With a rounded butt, slightly curving cutting edge and a round socket; inked collector's note 'Slagelse' to the rear. 1.28 kg, 17 cm
Found Slagelse, Denmark. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
