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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Stone Age Long Trapezoidal Steep-Sided Flint Scraper
Mesolithic-Early Neolithic Period, circa 9000-5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Knapped in mottled grey flint with old collector's number to verso: '106' 33.2 grams, 51 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Extremely Large British Bronze Age Pierced Stone Battle-Axe
Early Bronze Age, circa 5500-3500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Pecked basalt surface, boat-shaped with straight cutting edge tapering to flat butt; drilled to receive handle; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.63 kg total including stand, axe: 19.2 cm
Found Cumbria, N.W. England. 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.
Finds of this type from the UK are uncommon. -
Stone Age Chisel Blade
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Flint blade of above-average length and slimness (so-called "hache-ciseau") with almost parallel sides and circular cross-section; rounded cutting edge, roughly hewn, blunt neck; longitudinal grinding marks from manufacture, surface polished towards cutting edge. 96 grams, 15.2 cm (198 grams total, 19 cm including stand)
Inscription on object: "247 48-11 Seine à Villeneuve St.Georges" Île-de-France. Private European collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
