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LOT 0310
Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
5 1/8 in. (235 grams, 13 cm without stand).
Well made with a thin sharp profile, likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; marked at the butt 'Bif Cordiforme Allonge St. Même Audoin Charente'; mounted on a custom-made 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.
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Large Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Lentoid in section and cordiform in plan with broad thick butt and rounded tip. 148 grams, 95 mm
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK. -
British Stone Age Flint Blades from Farnham
Mesolithic Period, circa 12,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Group of three microliths, linguiform in plan. 5.26 grams total, 36-41 mm
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
Stone Age Neolithic Flaked Chalcedony Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Finely worked blade with inked collector's note to one side. 130 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Oigny En Valois, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
