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LOT 1540
Stone Age Blade and Scraper Tool Group
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12,000-9,000 YEARS B.P.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (80 grams total, 26-55 mm).
Comprising three microlith scrapers and worked block, with inked inscription 'Near Culverwell / Portland Bill, 1970's' (3) and 'Nr Culver Well'; old collector's ticket. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Culver Well, Portland Bill, Dorset, UK, 1970s.
Ex old English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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Stone Age South Downs Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Chert with broad butt and curved edge; chipped. 168 grams, 90 mm
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Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Boat-shaped in plan with central drilling; small chip to on edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 738 grams total including stand, axehead: 18.2 cm
Private collection, Raguse, Switzerland. with Kölner Munzkabinett, Germany, before 2016. Private European collection. Accompanied by a copy of the 2016 invoice.
