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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 British Neolithic Flint Arrowhead Group
6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Composed of tanged and leaf-shaped examples. 23.6 grams total, 42-56 mm
Found near Colchester, Essex, 1990s. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Massive Stone Age Danish Polished Flint Axe
Dolman Period, 3700-3300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Finely polished massive axe with convex cutting edge showing evidence of re-sharpening, tapering with squared knapped sides to a broad rounded butt. 1.29 kg, 30 cm
From a Danish collection, circa 2000. Ex UK collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Neolithic Ceramic Juglet Group
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising two carinated vessels with integral handles, and a globular vessel with pricked decoration. 345 grams total, 5.5-10 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.