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LOT 1618
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 1/8 in. (93 grams, 80 mm).
Cordate in plan with pointed butt and broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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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A group of thirty barbed Neolithic light tan chert arrowheads. 23 grams total, 14-28mm
Fine condition.
From the Petra Berhout collection; previously in a 1930s Dutch collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000- 60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A knapped bifacial knife, triangular point, traces of brown patina. 30.9 grams, 67 mm
Found Yonne, Bourgogne Franche-Compte Region, France. From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s. Acquired on the European 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. -
Stone Age Neolithic Flaked Chalcedony Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Finely worked blade with inked collector's note to one side. 130 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Oigny En Valois, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European 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.
