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LOT 1614
British Stone Age Flint Axehead
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12TH-8TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
5 in. (155 grams, 12.8 cm).
Biconvex in section with rounded butt and long cutting edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Funtington, West Sussex, UK.
From a Derbyshire auction house, UK.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Implement Collection
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Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Substantial and well-made handaxe with thick butt and rounded cutting edge; marked 'St Même FR'; likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 719 grams, 17.5 cm without stand
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British Stone Age Flint Axehead Group
Mesolithic Period, circa 12th-8th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each lentoid in section with lateral cutting edges, the larger with a broad square butt. 269 grams total, 7.6-12.4 cm
From a Derbyshire auction house, UK. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
