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LOT 1524
Danish Stone Age Mesolithic Flaked Adze
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 10,000-6000 B.C .
5 1/8 in. (268 grams, 13.1 cm).
Lentoid in section with rounded butt and broad edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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French Stone Age Mousterian Flint Racloir Drill
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian circa 150,000-60,000 B.PSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Very well formed example with neat retouch leading to a sharp point to form a drill/piercer; with old label 'Grattoir Percoir'. 86 grams, 84 mm
Found Mainxe, France, 1 April 1968. From the private collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). 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.
Made by Neanderthals. -
British Stone Age Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6000-4500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising two leaf-shaped, one lentoid, and one tanged. 7.4 grams total, 26-34 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. -
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French Stone Age Mousterian Levellious Point
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.PSold for (Inc. bp): £156
With deep orange patination, classic triangular shape; inked legend '2922' to tip. 84 grams, 85 mm
Ex Paris 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.
Made by Neanderthals.
