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LOT 1581
Large British Stone Age Knapped Flint Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC-BRONZE AGE PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 5/8 in. (12.2 grams, 67 mm).
Lentoid in profile with carefully knapped cutting edge, square-ended barbs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 1581
Large British Stone Age Knapped Flint Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Stone Age Solutrean Laurel Leaf Point
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 22,000-17,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A knapped laurel leaf-shaped point in light grey/brown flint. 38.4 grams, 77 mm
Found Dordogne Region, France. Ex Naboon 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.
The Solutrean industry is named after the type site of 'Solutre' in East Central France. The culture is known as the epitome of sophisticated stone tools. -
Stone Age 'Grimes Graves' Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: ovate scraper with broad butt; flint core with evidence of knapping where knives and scrapers have been removed. 444 grams total, 7.8-15.8 cm
Believed from Grimes Graves, UK. 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. -
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Stone Age Arrowhead Group
Neolithic, 8th-4th millennium BCSold for (Inc. bp): £85
A group of thirty barbed Neolithic light tan chert arrowheads. 23 grams total, 14-28mm
Fine condition.
From the Petra Berhout collection; previously in a 1930s Dutch collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
