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LOT 1647
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife Blade Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 3/8 - 4 5/8 in. (30.7 grams total, 8.7-11.9 cm).
Two leaf-shaped knapped blades, one with remains of old early 20th century label to verso. [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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Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Piriform in profile with broad butt; old collector's label '1899 / Eaux de l'Avre / Colombin / De[...]'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 404 grams total including stand, axe: 15 cm
Found Eure et Loire, Eaux de L’Avre, Columbies, France, in 1892. Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). 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.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis. -
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Chert Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Lentoid in section and piriform in plan with broad cutting edge; inked 'Morocco-Algeria Border'. 234 grams, 96 mm
From the Morocco-Algeria border, North Africa. Ex UK collection. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Thick-Butted Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Worked on all sides to a slightly asymmetrical profile with rectangular cross-section; irregular butt and rounded cutting edge, sides knapped but not polished; butt roughly retouched on surface and edges for attachment of the haft; edge chipped; light grey flint with darker and lighter hues and white spots and patches. 411 grams, 15.2 cm
Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134589. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
