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LOT 1532
Stone Age British Polished Axehead from Non-Indigenous Rock
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (286 grams, 12.5 cm).
Ellipsoid in section with gently curved cutting edge; butt chipped, pecked surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
Acquired from the collection of B.R.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N186; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1532
Stone Age British Polished Axehead from Non-Indigenous Rock
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Large plano-convex tool with cortex to upper face and smaller tool with rounded edge; each with inked find spot 'Buigny'. 148 grams total, 54-79 mm
Found Buigny, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age Knapped 'Norfolk' Grey Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4000-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Lozengiform in section with broad cutting edge, flat rounded butt. 288 grams, 15.5 cm
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Large Stone Age Sutton Courtenay Acheulean Bifacial Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 480,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Substantial handaxe or cleaver with some pitting to the surface and cortex remaining; tip absent. 835 grams, 16.5 cm
Found Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
