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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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Stone Age French Stone Loom or Fishing Weight
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tongue-shaped in profile with chamfered lower edge, circular ground hole for suspension, abraded upper edge. 623 grams, 15 cm
Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. 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 Idol Group
2nd-1st millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: columnar type with one indented finial; cobble with reserved edges, centre removed to replicate an axehead; repaired. 406 grams total, 9.2-10.7 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Danish Flaked Flint Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 1500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Narrow thick-butted with flared sides, rectangular in section with gently curved edge. 455 grams, 16.5 cm
From an old Danish collection. Acquired on the UK art market. 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.
