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LOT 1991
Large Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Handaxe with Attractive Orange Patina
LATE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-200,000 В.P.
5 3/4 in. (629 grams, 14.8 cm).
Cordate in plan with rounded edge; marked at the base 'St. Meme Charente B. Lanceols' Achuleen Superieur'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Même, Charente, France, with old inked label 'St Même, Charente, B.Lanceols' (Biface Lanceolate), Acheuleen Supérieur.'
Acquired from the UK estate sale of famous musician, Victor Brox (1940-1923); his prehistoric artefacts collection created during the 1980s and 1990s.
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LOT 1991
Large Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Handaxe with Attractive Orange Patina
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic, 300,000-40,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Ovate type with rounded edge, marked 'Epone-Mézières (88)'. 49.5 grams, 63 mm
Discovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Blades from Farnham
Mesolithic Period, circa 12,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Group of three leaf-shaped microliths. 5.69 grams total, 34-36 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. -
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Acheulean Stone Age Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Ovate in profile, broad butt with some cortex. 550 grams, 15.1 cm
Montesson, Île-de-France, May 1987. Collection of Jean-Claude Debenne (1936-2020), formed between the 1950s and 1990s. Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export licence no.CBC 242815.
