Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1506
Stone Age 'Caply' Knapped Flint Discoidal Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
3 5/8 in. (190 grams, 93 mm).
Lentoid in section with broad cutting edge; old inked inscription 'CAPLY' to centre. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Caply, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Stone Age Flint and Other Tool Collection
Mainly Neolithic Period, 4th millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including scrapers, burins, arrowheads and other items; in a glazed wooden display case with removable lid, green baize lining. 3.35 kg total including case, 3.5-11.5 cm (case:57 x 36.5 x 6 cm)
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
Stone Age Twydall Knapped Flint Proto-Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Triangular scraper; with an old inked inscription: '4.HS.1082.A / Twydall'. 102 grams, 83 mm
Found Twydall, Kent, UK. Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915. Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections. Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis. Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall. -
Stone Age Knapped Long Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Mainly with one flat and one ridged face, rounded butt. 168 grams total, 33-52 mm
Found North Africa. UK gallery, early 2000s.
