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LOT 1569
British Stone Age Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4500 B.C.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (7.4 grams total, 26-34 mm).
Comprising two leaf-shaped, one lentoid, and one tanged. [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.
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Neolithic Wood Shaving Blade with Antler Handle
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Finely knapped and polished tongue-shaped blade embedded in a more recent antler handle with chisel finial. 134 grams, 23.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
British Stone Age Knapped Axehead
Mesolithic Period, circa 6000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Double-edged with a narrow point in creamy-brown patinated flint. 49.1 grams, 84 mm
Found near Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK, 1960s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
English Stone Age Flint Waisted Axe from Ashmore
Neolithic Period, circa 6000-4500 B.PSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Knapped flint with rounded butt and waisted shank, angled blade; old collector's label 'ASH./26.2.20'. 103 grams, 90 mm
Found Ashmore, Dorset, UK, 26 June 2020. Acquired from the finder. 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.
The ‘waisted’ axe form is not common.
