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LOT 1624
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.
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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Stone Age Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Knapped scrappers and other items in light brown to light grey flint. 21.89 grams total, 19-39 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Stone Age Flint Arrowhead
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Triangular in plan and lentoid in section with broad tang to the rear. 15.1 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Scandinavian Stone Age Flint Dagger
Neolithic Period, circa 5500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With fine parallel flaking, a notch either side at the base, inked old collector's number to one face: 'PHL303'. 35 grams, 12.1 cm
From the South of Denmark. Ex R Britton collection. Acquired on the UK 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.
