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LOT 1630
British Stone Age Flint Axehead Group
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12TH-8TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 - 4 7/8 in. (269 grams total, 7.6-12.4 cm).
Each lentoid in section with lateral cutting edges, the larger with a broad square butt. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Derbyshire auction house, UK.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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Huge Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Extremely large example of a chopping tool, likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.54 kg, 21.1 cm without stand
From the well regarded, long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From a UK private collection. -
Stone Age Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Fully polished and of a rounded D-shaped section with tapering butt and gently curved cutting edge. 338 grams, 10.8 cm
From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Stone Age Acheulean Ficron Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Well made with a ficron shape, the tip snapped in a clean break (this has been professionally glued back into place); likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; marked to butt 'ST Même FR'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 418 grams, 13.4 cm without stand
From the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From a UK private collection.
