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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 Knapped Ovate Grey Flint Handaxe
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ovate in plan and lentoid in section. 73 grams, 67 mm
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. -
Large Stone Age South Downs Knapped Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Tongue-shaped in profile with rounded butt and straight edge; some cortex remaining. 405 grams, 19.5 cm
Found South Downs, Sussex, UK. Acquired from Mr Edwards in November 2002. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N160; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Touvent Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Some with cortex to surface; each with inked find spot 'Touvent'. 330 grams total, 47-76 mm
Found Touvent, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
