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LOT 1553
Stone Age Acheulian Knapped Axehead
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-200,000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (530 grams, 14.6 cm).
Roughly piriform in profile with tapering point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Erg Belfelfoul, Algeria, 1967.
From an old Hamburg, Germany collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Large Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With straight tapering sides, broad edge and narrow butt. 770 grams, 19 cm
From a collection built in the mid 1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Large Stone Age 'Homo Erectus Ficron Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Triangular in profile with broad butt; old inked legend '25854'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 793 grams, 17.2 cm (850 grams, 22 cm including stand)
Found North West Africa. Formally part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s and sold via a European auction house. Acquired on the UK art market from Mr P M based in Kent. -
Acheulian Knapped Scraper/Implement Group
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-600,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including one with cortex to the narrow upper face, and other types. 442 grams total, 7.3-11.9 cm
Found Le Grand Pressigny, Touraine, France. From an old French collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
