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LOT 1754
Stone Age British Knapped Flint Tranchet Axe
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (175 grams, 10.7 cm).
Plano-convex in section with irregular pointed edge; cortex to butt and sides' inked legend 'Southeast England'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southeast England.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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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Stone Age Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 113 grams total, 23-41 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £495
A substantial flint core or so-called 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, including one pronounced blade negative extending half way along the stone’s length; cortex remains and core preparation traces on other side; proximal end with impact surface, distal end with rounded point; two bifacial wave to chevron-shaped core edges; flat-prismatic cross-section; raw material for blade production, beige stone (silex) with yellow undertone, cream-colored patches and spots, slightly shiny surface (origin: Le Grand Pressigny, Dép. Indre-et-Loire, France); old collector's label 'N13310'; supplied with a custom-made stand. 2.62 kg, 30.5 cm (3.79 kg total, 37.5 cm including stand)
Private collection, B.G., Southwest France. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00127506. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Flint Blade Core
Mesolithic Period, 14,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With facetting where blade-flakes have been removed; inked legend 'M14-137'. 66.1 grams, 62 mm
Found Lodge Hill North Side, Waddesdon Buckinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M14; 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.
