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LOT 1245
Stone Age Axehead Fragment Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 - 6 7/8 in. (1 kg total, 6.6-17.5 cm).
Comprising mostly fragments of pecked and ground stone axes, with part of a large knapped and polished flint type; this likely to be of Scandinavian origin. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Stone Age Flint Tanged and Other Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising mostly mixed types of flint and chert arrowheads, including leaf, tanged, barbed and tanged and hollow base types; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 73 grams total, 25-48 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Stone Age French Variegated Grey Flint Limande Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Knapped with a rounded butt and convex cutting edge. 408 grams, 15.3 cm
Private collection established since the 1950s. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. -
Stone Age Danish Brown Flint Sickle Knife
Neolithic Period, 6th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Inked inscriptions to the reverse in black: 'Denmark / Ex-Richard Britton / 7-13' and 'HOX'. 51 grams, 10.3 cm
The property of Richard Britton. From a U.S.A. private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
