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LOT 0277
British Stone Age Bifacial Classic Ficron Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P
7 1/4 in. (730 grams, 18.5 cm).
A massive symmetrical piriform hand-axe with cream-coloured cortex, flattened hand edge, and tapering body to a small blade point.
ProvenanceFound Fareham, Hampshire, UK, circa 1961-1962, by the vendor when he was 16 years old.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.1; and cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897, item 33.
FootnotesThis superb specimen fits the adult male hand perfectly, 'like a glove'.
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LOT 0277
British Stone Age Bifacial Classic Ficron Flint Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Biconvex in section with broad butt, rounded tip. 234 grams, 12.4 cm
Found Bois du Vernay, Rigny-sur-Arroux, France. From a collection built in the mid 1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
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Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tongue-shaped in plan and lentoid in section with rounded tip. 99.6 grams, 13.6 cm
Found Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Paris collection. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes. -
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Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 35,000-25,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With fine re-touch around the tip; cortex to one face. 119 grams, 16 cm
Found Dordogne, France. Ex M G Georgen collection. Mr Georgen built up a large collection during the mid 1900s and was sold at auction after his death.
