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LOT 1995
Stone Age Collection of Flints
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 10,000-4,000 B.P.
1 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (615 grams total, 28-73 mm).
Including scrapers, points, and other tools in various materials; some with 'Sydenham' inked findspot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSydenham, England (according to inscription).
Collection of Dr Leonhard Adam (1891-1960), Anthropologist and lawyer; thence by descent to his daughter Mary-Clare Adam.
with Woolley & Wallis, 17th September 2025, no.134 (Part).
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Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Multifunctional tool with a hooked point made on the tip; cortex to one face of the shank. 60.14 grams, 90.34 mm
Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Made by Neanderthal man. From the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it. -
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Superb Large Acheulean Stone Age Dark Red Quartzite Lanceolate Handaxe Made by Homo Erectus
Middle-Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Piriform in plan with desert patina. rounded tip. 1.05 kg, 21.5 cm
Found in Ubari, Libya, with an inked find spot. From a collection formed during the seventies and eighties and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1998. -
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Piriform in profile with cortex to one face; old findspot label 'Tunesien'. 578 grams, 15.9 cm
From Tunisia. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.
Made from flint with a mottled cream and yellow patina.
