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LOT 1222
Stone Age British Neolithic Polished Flint Axe
CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (292 grams, 13 cm).
With slightly convex cutting edge tapering with squared sides to a near square butt which shows evidence of possible use as a strike-a-light. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
UK collection since the 1990s.
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Stone Age Neolithic Axehead
Circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Featuring a bell-shaped body; lentoid in section and angled towards the convex cutting edge. 67 grams, 50 mm
German dealer since the 1990s. Ex UK collection 2018. -
Stone Age Neolithic Ceramic Loom Weight Group
Circa 6th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two spool-shaped weights and one example with domed ends. 200 grams total, 52-53 mm
From an old family property, acquired before 1980. Ex Bavarian private collection of K.F. -
Stone Age Acheulian Cleaver Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, before 200,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Bifacial with rounded base, retouching to the edges. 661 grams, 16 cm
From an old Hamburg collection, Germany.
