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LOT 1584
Stone Age 'Coombe Hill' Flint Scraper
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 3/8 in. (89 grams, 61 mm).
Discoid in plan with small area of cortex to the upper face; label '198' and pencilled legend 'Coombe Hill 3rd June 64'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Coombe Hill, UK, 3 June 1964.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Cordate in plan with pointed butt and broad cutting edge. 93 grams, 80 mm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Flaked Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Knapped mottle grey/brown, the unusual shape shows how it would of been hafted around the waist. 248 grams, 13 cm
Found Dordogne Region, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European 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. -
Large Stone Age Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 444 grams total, 41-65 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.
