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LOT 1492
Stone Age Angular and Other Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 2 in. (51 grams total, 26-49 mm).
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface scaphoid flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureSee Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information.
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LOT 1492
Stone Age Angular and Other Arrowhead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Large Stone Age Polished Handaxe
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Stone Age Le Monchel Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a discoid scraper and triangular piercing tool, with some remains of cortex; each with inked find spot 'Le Monchel'. 291 grams total, 7.4-12.2 mm
Found Le Monchel, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
