Loading, please wait...
LOT 1555
Stone Age Collection of Flint Tools and Implements
PALAEOLITHIC-NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000-6,000 B.P.
3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (254 grams total including box, 10-58 mm).
Mixed group of points, scrapers and other tools embedded in a foam matrix for transportation. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Stone Age Grinding Stone Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Three circular grinding stones, one nearly spherical, the other two spherical with a flat side. 505 grams total, 42-58 mm
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.
Artefacts made using grinding tools included shovel-like tools, stone axes, bracelets, and chisels. Because these tools were ground, they required considerable time to be done. In Europe, grinding tools are closely linked to the Neolithic Age, while Levantine grinding tools only appeared during the Mesolithic Period II (Natufian culture). -
Stone Age Tenerian Pecked and Part Polished Celt Axe
Neolithic Period, 9th-7th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With narrow rounded butt and broad cutting edge, polished with wear. 288 grams, 11.5 cm
From South Central Sahara. Ex private French collection, formed 1960s-1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Stone Age Acheulian Knapped Scraper and Knife Group
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-600,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Roughly ovate in plan and triangular in section. 336 grams total, 7.7-10.3 cm
Found Le Grand Pressigny, Touraine, France. From an old French collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
