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LOT 1596
Large Stone Age Flint Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 7/8 in. (15.1 grams, 48 mm).
Triangular in plan and lentoid in section with broad tang to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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Scandinavian Stone Age Flint Dagger
Neolithic Period, circa 5500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With fine parallel flaking, a notch either side at the base, inked old collector's number to one face: 'PHL303'. 35 grams, 12.1 cm
From the South of Denmark. Ex R Britton collection. 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. -
Stone Age 'Antrim' Porcellanite Chisel, Scraper and Burnisher
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: ovate scraper with inked 'Larne 1972' and '1910-104', '54' to reverse; subrectangular burnisher with inked 'N7'; Broad chisel blade with inked 'M9-102'. 120 grams total, 51-81 mm
Found Tievebarragh, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, before 1979, Larne in 1972, and Glenarm area before 1979. 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. -
Stone Age 'Herne Bay' Flint Pebble Tool
Palaeolithic Period, circa 300,000-200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Piriform hand-adze with cortex to the handle, old collector's inked reference 'P14'; drilled for mounting. 280 grams, 97 mm
Found Cliffs, Herne Bay, Kent, 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.
