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LOT 1648
Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (481 grams, 13.5 cm).
Lentoid in section and piriform in plan with broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Africa.
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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Australian Stone Tool Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including scrapers and other tools, with inked legend giving findspot and other information. 283 grams total, 27-64 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
British Stone Age Knapped Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead
Bronze Age Period, 3rd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Teardrop-shaped with broad butt. 2.66 grams, 35 mm
From 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. -
Stone Age Flint Ovate Arrowhead
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A nicely knapped leaf-shaped arrowhead in light brown flint, with old collector's number to verso: '24'. 1.87 grams, 30 mm
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