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LOT 0276
Stone Age Chisel Blade
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5500-2200 B.P.
6 in. (7 1/2 in.) (96 grams, 15.2 cm (198 grams total, 19 cm including stand)).
Flint blade of above-average length and slimness (so-called "hache-ciseau") with almost parallel sides and circular cross-section; rounded cutting edge, roughly hewn, blunt neck; longitudinal grinding marks from manufacture, surface polished towards cutting edge; greyish stone (silex) with light spots; originally attached to a wooden handle, possibly with intermediary lining made of antler.
ProvenanceInscription on object: "247 48-11 Seine à Villeneuve St.Georges" Île-de-France.
Private European collection.
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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LOT 0276
Stone Age Chisel Blade
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With rounded butt and broad cutting edge. 371 grams, 11 cm
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 French Flint Scraper and Knife Blade Collection
Circa 4th-2nd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including long-blade scrapers, leaf-shaped and discoid blades; with collector's card 'French Neolithic'. 98 grams total, 25-96 mm
Acquired in the UK, 1980s-2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
