Loading, please wait...
LOT 1523
British Stone Age Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4500 B.C.
1 1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (7.98 grams total, 28-45 mm).
Comprising two leaf-shaped and two tanged examples. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Dorset & Hampshire.
Ex N. Thomas collection, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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.
-
.jpg)
French Stone Age Mousterian Flint Racloir Drill
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian circa 150,000-60,000 B.PSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Very well formed example with neat retouch leading to a sharp point to form a drill/piercer; with old label 'Grattoir Percoir'. 86 grams, 84 mm
Found Mainxe, France, 1 April 1968. From the private collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). 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.
Made by Neanderthals. -
Stone Age Acheulian Twydall Flint Flake Point Scraper
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Plano-convex in section with inked legend '2 ss.1182.A. Twydall'. 71 grams, 63 mm
Found Twydall, Kent, UK, 1912-1915. Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915. Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections. Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis. Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
French Stone Age Large Framed Board of 'Gravettian' Tools
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 35,000-25,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Framed display board with mounted types of tools referenced including 'Pointe de la Font Robert' and 'Pointe de la Gravette' and other types. 2.6 kg total, 57 x 47.5 cm including frame
Found La Gravitate, France. Ex collection of MG Georgeon. Ex collection of Madame C. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European 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.
