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LOT 1521
Large Stone Age Sutton Courtenay Acheulean Bifacial Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 480,000-250,000 B.P.
6 1/2 in. (835 grams, 16.5 cm).
Substantial handaxe or cleaver with some pitting to the surface and cortex remaining; tip absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 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.
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LOT 1521
Large Stone Age Sutton Courtenay Acheulean Bifacial Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Stone Age Implement Group
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-200,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including one triangular with inked find spot 'Taberlet / 57', one a cobble with inked 'Chappelle' and label with 'Fontsorbes'. 1.75 kg total, 11-12.5 cm
Triangular with inked findspot from the Lee Lewis collection. Grey implement from the Victor Brox collection, formed in France. Private collection, London. -
Stone Age Hedencourt Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Plano-convex and lentoid-section with some cortex to surface; each with inked find spot 'Hedencourt'. 306 grams total, 76-89 mm
Found Hedencourt, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age Sutton Courtenay Acheulean Bifacial Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 480,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With broad cutting surfaces and thick butt. 254 grams, 99 mm
Found Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P50; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
