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LOT 1106
Stone Age Boat-Shaped Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (334 grams, 11.4 cm).
A stone axehead with central cylindrical socket, oblong butt and tapering cheeks with vertical convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
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Stone Age Vinca Idol
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £508
A ceramic figurine fragment of a standing female with stub arms extended laterally, incised chevron detailing to lower body. 74 grams, 88 mm
Fine condition.
Ex central European collection. Munich, Germany 1999. G.M.R.H.collection, West London, UK. -
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Stone Age Neolithic Polished Ceremonial Axe
Circa 10th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A very finely polished axe with rounded sides tapering to a pointed butt with convex cutting edge in a mottled grey-green stone with white inclusions; with a custom-made wood stand bearing a label reading 'Neolithic Polished axehead 10,000-3,500 BC. / Originally from Musee Servaire. / Condat, France. Found in Brittany, Ploemel 1970s.' in three lines. 560 grams total, 20.3 cm high including stand
Pristine condition. Rare.
Found Brittany, 1970s. Acquired 2019 from Musee Servaire (Museum), Condat, France. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The workmanship and quality in the polishing on this axe is beautifully achieved; such axes, especially when in exotic materials such as seen here, were most probably intended for presentation or ceremonial use and were widely traded. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife Blade Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A group of fifty knapped flint blades. 223 grams total, 34-81 mm
Fine condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
