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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 Collection of Flints
Mesolithic Period, circa 10,000-4,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including scrapers, points, and other tools in various materials; some with 'Sydenham' inked findspot. 615 grams total, 28-73 mm
Sydenham, England (according to inscription). Collection of Dr Leonhard Adam (1891-1960), Anthropologist and lawyer; thence by descent to his daughter Mary-Clare Adam. with Woolley & Wallis, 17th September 2025, no.134 (Part). -
African Stone Age Homo Habilis Oldowan Stone Chopper
Oldowan Period, circa 2,600,000-1,700,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Bun-shaped pebble with cutting edge formed by chipping. 240 grams, 72 cm
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Acquired on the European art market.
Oldowan tools are the oldest known stone tool industry, dating from approximately 2.6 to 1.7 million years ago (with some evidence at 2.9 Ma). Primarily associated with Homo habilis, these simple tools (choppers, flakes, hammerstones) were used for cutting, scraping, and butchering. They were largely found in East Africa, with key sites at Olduvai Gorge. Made from quartzite with minimal removals to form a direct chopping edge. -
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Adze with Blue-Grey Patina
Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic Period, circa 7550-3650 B.Р.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Lentoid in section with rounded edge and base; cortex still remaining on part of the tool; inked findspot 'Salisbury'. 378 grams, 13.5 cm
From the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK. Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s.
