Loading, please wait...
LOT 0262
Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
6 7/8 in. (719 grams, 17.5 cm without stand).
Substantial and well-made handaxe with thick butt and rounded cutting edge; marked 'St Même FR'; likely made by Homo heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the well-regarded, long-closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From a UK private collection.
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.10, for type.
FootnotesSmaller handaxes continued as components of Middle Palaeolithic industries (Acheulian and Mousterian) associated with Neanderthal and Homo sapiens.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Large Stone Age Drilled and Polished Macehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Ground and polished with central drilled socket. 1.13 kg, 14.1 cm
Found Horsham, West Sussex, UK. From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
.jpg)
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 300,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Cordate in profile and biconvex in section with broad rounded edge; from the sought-after banded flint of the Bergerac area; made by Neanderthal. 167 grams, 89 mm
From the Bergerac area of the Dordogne, France. Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection. -
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Long Blade Scraper
Gravettian Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Slender triangular-section scraper with usage wear to long edges and rounded ends; old inked label 'La Croze du Tayac, Dordogne'. 20.1 grams, 11.1 cm
From La Croze du Tayac, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
