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LOT 1887
French Stone Age Axe and Other Knapped Flint Tool Display
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
1 1/2 - 4 5/8 in (2.45 kg total including board, 39.12-119.22 mm).
Group of worked flint tools on a display board; various types, some with inked date and findspot (e.g. La Volve 22.11.76). [19, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom various locations in France.
Purchased on the European art market.
Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector.
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LOT 1887
French Stone Age Axe and Other Knapped Flint Tool Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Stone Age Polished Black Stone Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Rectangular in plan with eccentric chisel edge, square butt. 418 grams, 12.3 cm
From a collection purchased on the UK art market in the 2020s. -
Stone Age Tenerian Pecked and Part Polished Celt Axe
Neolithic Period, 9th-7th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With round-section pointed butt and broad curved edge. 257 grams, 12 cm
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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic Period, 300,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Piriform type, lentoid in section with inked findspot 'Kervouter (29)'. 29.1 grams, 49 mm
Discovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025.
