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LOT 1112
Stone Age Acheulian Cleaver Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, BEFORE 20,0000 B.P.
5 1/2 in. (463 grams, 14.1 cm).
A large Acheulian cleaver-shaped hand axe with a sharp cleaver point on the distal end and a worked rounded base; continuous retouching to the edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDiscovered in 1967 at Erg Belfelfoul, Algeria.
From an old Hamburg, Germany collection.
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Stone Age Vinca Idol
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £508
A ceramic figurine fragment of a standing female with stub arms extended laterally, incised chevron detailing to lower body. 74 grams, 88 mm
Fine condition.
Ex central European collection. Munich, Germany 1999. G.M.R.H.collection, West London, UK. -
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Stone Age Obsidian Knife Core
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A tongue-shaped obsidian core with vertical fluting where blades have been knapped from the surface. 92 grams, 76 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife Blade Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £40
A group of fifty knapped flint blades. 156 grams total, 24-55 mm
Fine condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
