Loading, please wait...
LOT 1625
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Dagger
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3950-3600 B.P.
4 5/8 in. (40 grams, 11.8 cm).
Ovate blade with slightly thickened butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Denmark.
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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 1625
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Dagger
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
-
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Long Blade Scraper
Gravettian Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in section with long swept cutting edge; inked legend 'Le Groze du Tayac (Dordogne)' and old label with same legend. 52 grams, 12.7 cm
From Le Groze - Du Tayac, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
North American Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Group
Archaic Woodland Period, circa 2500-1900 B.P. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four tanged arrowheads in grey and brown stone. 27.2 grams total, 43-51 mm
From a previous old English collection. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house. -
French Stone Age Solutrean Knapped Chert Awl - Ex Sir Arthur Evans
Upper Palaeolithic Period, 22,000-17,000 B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Long, thin awl made from a blade, the tip slightly dulled and the base thin and irregular. 3.99 grams, 59 mm
Found at Fourneau du Diable, Dordogne, an important Upper Palaeolithic prehistoric rock shelter. Ex Sir Arthur John Evans (1851–1941), British archaeologist and son of Sir John Evans (1823-1908). Ex Henry Dewey (1876–1965), a prominent British geologist and archaeologist who made seminal contributions to the study of the Palaeolithic period. Ex R Richard Widdowson, a well-known UK-based antiquities specialist who owned the gallery 'Ancient Times' in Scarborough in Southern England. Ex J Weston Smith. Accompanied by an illustrated envelope and two collector's information cards.
