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LOT 1716
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Cleaver Type Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
4 7/8 in. (674 grams, 12.3 cm).
Cordate type in dark red quartzite with broad edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Northern Sahara, North Africa.
From a collection formed during the 1970s and 1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998.
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LOT 1716
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Cleaver Type Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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French Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Leaf-shaped with thickened butt. 21.5 grams, 59 mm
From the area of Gran Pressigny, Indre-et-Loire, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection. -
Framed North American Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Tool Collection
Woodland Period, circa 2,500 B.P. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Mixed group of various types, including barbed, tanged, a curved dagger, and others; set in a glazed box frame. 2.09 kg total, 44.7 x 44.7 cm includimg frame
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Very Large Spiennies Stone Age Long Knapped Flint Blade
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Curved slender blade with grey-white patina, small iron deposit to one end. 48.9 grams, 19.4 cm
From the world-renowned and now a world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, France. From the UK art market. Accompanied by three illustrated collector's information pages.
