Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 1634

Australian Stone Tool Collection

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

1 - 2 1/2 in. (283 grams total, 27-64 mm).

Including scrapers and other tools, with inked legend giving findspot and other information. [13, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; 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.

CONDITION

VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 1634

Australian Stone Tool Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
    Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
    Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000-350,000 B.P.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

    Piriform in profile with broad butt; old collector's label '1899 / Eaux de l'Avre / Colombin / De[...]'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 404 grams total including stand, axe: 15 cm



    Found Eure et Loire, Eaux de L’Avre, Columbies, France, in 1892. Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK 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.

    Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis.

    Lot Details

  • Stone Age Obsidian Knife Core
    Stone Age Obsidian Knife Core
    Asia Minor, circa 5th millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    Long and tapering in section with slanted tip, facetting to the flanks where blades have been struck. 17.6 grams, 69 mm



    Ex Alain Eleb, Louvre des Antiquaries, Paris, France. Acquired from the above in 1991. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

    Lot Details

  • Stone Age Mousterian Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Handaxe
    Stone Age Mousterian 'Fontmaure' Jasper Neanderthal Handaxe
    Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000- 60,000 B.P.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

    Bifacially worked tool group, the jasper with vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running though it. 124 grams, 77 mm



    Found Fontmaure, Vienne, France. Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK 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.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list