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LOT 1593
Stone Age Acheulean Triangular Knapped Flint Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000 B.P.
3 3/8 in. (113 grams, 85.6 mm).
Ovate in profile and lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point.
ProvenanceFrom an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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Scaphoid in plane and lentoid in section with thickening towards the butt, made from flint with a deep colourful patina. 118 grams, 11.2 cm
From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Stone Age Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Fully polished and of a rounded D-shaped section with tapering butt and gently curved cutting edge. 338 grams, 10.8 cm
From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Stone Age Tenerian Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Lentoid in section and tongue-shaped with squared-off cutting edge. 243 grams, 13.2 cm
Found Sahara, North Africa. Acquired from a US-based collector. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
