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LOT 0271
Massive North American Stone Age Knapped Grey Chert Ceremonial Adena Spear Point
EARLY WOODLAND PERIOD, CIRCA 2500-1900 B.P.
10 3/8 in. (193 grams, 26.3 cm).
With yellow patina and some polished areas, a ceremonial blade of exceptional length, fashioned from high-quality chert with controlled percussion flaking and well-balanced symmetry.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1977 by the archaeologist owner from a private collection in Ohio, USA.
FootnotesBlades of this size exceed functional hunting requirements and belong to the class of oversized ritual pieces placed in high-status Adena mound burials. This spearpoint is a rare and impressive example of Early Woodland craftsmanship.
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LOT 0271
Massive North American Stone Age Knapped Grey Chert Ceremonial Adena Spear Point
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Acheulean Classic Pointed Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Classic piriform type with broad butt. 206 grams, 17.6 cm
From the Northern Sahara, North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s and 1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998. -
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper or Core
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovate in plan with a broad cutting edge and a rounded butt, two inked collection numbers '4003/1/25(?)' and '1836 S.N.C 7.82. W (?).' 161 grams, 74 mm
Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
Stone Age Tool and Core Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including leaf-shaped blades, scrapers, burin and other types. 406 grams total, 70-92 mm
From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
