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LOT 1611
Stone Age 'Antrim' Porcellanite Chisel, Scraper and Burnisher
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 - 3 1/8 in. (120 grams total, 51-81 mm).
Comprising: ovate scraper with inked 'Larne 1972' and '1910-104', '54' to reverse; subrectangular burnisher with inked 'N7'; Broad chisel blade with inked 'M9-102'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Tievebarragh, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, before 1979, Larne in 1972, and Glenarm area before 1979.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1611
Stone Age 'Antrim' Porcellanite Chisel, Scraper and Burnisher
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Stone Age 'Stonehenge' Flint Scraper
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ovate in plan with inked label 'Field near Stonehenge November 1968' and 'N8-73', '114' to reverse. 43 grams, 77 mm
Found near Stonehenge, UK, November 1968. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Two knapped broadly leaf-shaped arrowheads in light brown mottled flint. 4.6 grams total, 30-32 mm
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Australian Stone Tool Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including scrapers and other tools, with inked legend giving findspot and other information. 283 grams total, 27-64 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
