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LOT 1511
Stone Age Co Antrim Polished Porcellanite Hammer and Axe Blade
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 - 3 1/8 in. (215 grams total, 60-79 mm).
The hammer ellipsoid in section with flattened ends, inked reference 'N6'; the blade D-shaped with biconvex edge, chipped, with inked reference 'N5'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Tievebarragh Co., Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Acquired from Peter Farncis, in 1979.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N5 & 6; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1511
Stone Age Co Antrim Polished Porcellanite Hammer and Axe Blade
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, 3900-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rectangular in section with rounded butt and square edge. 43 grams, 69 mm
Ex old Nordic collection. Private collection, London. -
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
Palaeolithic Period, circa 130,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With large amount of cortex forming the 'handle' and broad cutting edge. 252 grams, 10 cm
Found Le Grand-Pressigny, France. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P63; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Finely polished, lentoid in section with broad cutting edge; some chipping to edge, butt absent. 543 grams, 17 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.
