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LOT 1741
Stone Age British Worked Flint Core Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (406 grams total, 32-61 mm).
With faceted surfaces from which the blades have been struck. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.
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 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Found Northern Sahara. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age British Worked Flint Scraper Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Of various irregular forms, some with findspot information. 548 grams total, 28-58 mm
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Knapped Axe Head
Neolithic Period, 5500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Core tool, roughly hewn on all sides with cortex remains on the narrow end; relatively symmetrical, elongated oval in shape with irregular to lanceolate, thick cross-section; one broad side more convex than the other, straight in longitudinal profile; round, unworked neck with cortex remains, rounded cutting edge, smooth transition from cutting edge to longitudinal edges; beige-grey marbled stone (silex); mounted on a custom-made display stand. 850 grams total, 21.2 cm including stand
Ex Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974. Inscription on object: 'Ecox.1., .17.Ecoyeux.I' and 'Ecx 1'. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134582. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
