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LOT 1894
Framed British Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4000-2000 B.C.
4 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (220 grams total, 12.3 x 12.4 cm including frame).
A barbed and tanged arrowhead, set in a glazed wooden display frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Ancient Art, London, UK.
From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s.
Accompanied by the original Ancient Art certificate of authenticity.
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LOT 1894
Framed British Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plano-convex in section with inked inscription to underside. 23.3 grams, 43 mm
Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Cordate type with a broad cutting edge, a facetted handle to the rear. 248 grams, 11.3 cm
Purchased on the European art market. Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector. -
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Very Large Stone Age Flint Core Group
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising: one tongue-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, cortex to reverse, old inked inscription to base 'La Bonnetierre / Abilly (FR)'; one similar, leaf-shaped with small patch of cortex, old inked inscription to side 'Les Pivots / Le Gd. Pressigny / Imbre Loire (FR) mounted on a custom-made stand. 8.01 kg total, 24-30 cm
Found at la Bonnetière, Abilly, Indre-Loire, France. From an old collection, Mons, Belgium. Private collection London, UK.
