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LOT 0310
Large Stone Age Flint Ovate Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (535 grams total including stand, axe: 13.3 cm).
With silky cream and pale blue patina; small oval darker area forming part of the original cortex, potentially left to aid grip; inked notation 'Blandford / Dorset'; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFound Blanford, Dorset, UK.
From the collection of John Sharp, former well known archaeologist.
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.
The Ovate form is uncommon. Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis.
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Found Dordogne Region, France. From an old large French 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. -
Stone Age 'French' Tool Group
Mousterian Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Found various sites in France. 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. -
Vinca Clay Standing Idol
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
With triangular headdress, stub arms extended laterally, incised chevron detailing to face and body; mounted on a custom-made stand. 405 grams including stand, 19 cm
Fine condition.
From a UK collection; acquired on the French art market. 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.
