Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 1540

British Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4500 B.C.

3 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (110 grams, 87 x 59 x 33 mm).

Scaphoid in plan and lentoid in section with inked collector's number '2.00'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Kent, UK.
Ex P. Watson collection, UK, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

VETTING:

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.

LOT 1540

British Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Stone Age Pregnant Mother Goddess Idol Collection
    Stone Age Pregnant Mother Goddess Idol Collection
    Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

    Comprising two pregnant female figures with emphasised rounded stomach, and a male with vestigial limbs; each mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.75 kg total, 11.3-12.1 cm



    From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12332-224210.

    Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.

    Lot Details

  • British Stone Age Arrowhead Collection
    British Stone Age Arrowhead Collection
    Neolithic Period, 6000-4500 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

    Comprising two leaf-shaped and two tanged examples. 7.98 grams total, 28-45 mm



    Found 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.

    Lot Details

  • Large French Stone Age Flaked Flint Axe
    Large French Stone Age Flaked Flint Axe
    Mesolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

    Irregular lentoid in section with cortex to one face, rounded butt. 487 grams, 16.5 cm



    From France. From an old UK collection. Acquired on the UK 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.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list