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LOT 1623
Stone Age Acheulean Triangular Knapped Flint Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (310 grams, 13.2 cm).
Triangular in plan with rounded angles, lentoid in section with long butting edges; supplied with handwritten authentication card by Philippe Chauchoy "Certificat d'authenticité. Biface acheuléen en silèx grise datant d' environ 150 000 ans, certifié authentique - forme triangulaire (biface dit subtriangulaire) trouvé a 8m de profondeure dans la Somme".
ProvenanceRecovered from the River Somme.
Ex Philippe Chauchoy, Amiens, Northern France.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
Accompanied by an original handwritten and signed certificate of authenticity card from Philippe Chauchoy.
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Stone Age Acheulean Triangular Knapped Flint Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ovate in profile and lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point. 113 grams, 85.6 mm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
Stone Age Fine Knapped Point
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 40,000-22,000 years B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
A knapped lozenge-shaped bifacial tool in light grey flint. 38 grams, 94 mm
Found Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, France. From a large French collection formed in the early 1900s. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
British Stone Age Flint Awl from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a thick flat-faced shank and thin lateral spike; some cortex remaining. 36.3 grams, 63 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.
