Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead")
_200x200.jpg "Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead")
_900x900.jpg "Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead")
_200x200.jpg "Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead")
.jpg "Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead")
.jpg "Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead")
LOT 0280
Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead
LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.P.
7 3/4 in. (676 grams, 19.5 cm).
Finely polished in dark grey stone with expanded convex cutting edge tapering to a 'hammer' butt, socket with reserved mouth to receive handle.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12509-231211.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333, for type, no.486, for an example with collared butt.
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 Knapped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Deltoid, leaf-shaped and barbed types each in a collector's archive box with label. 45 grams total, 28-46 mm
Found Tillemsi, Mali, West Africa. Acquired Oxford show, UK, July 2010. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N159a-c; 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. -
British Stone Age Flint Scraper Group
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Both ovate in profile with broad butt; one marked 'BA1-3', 'M.G.Dorset' and the other 'BA1-2' '260'. 55 grams total, 43-52 mm
Found Verwood area, N.E. Dorset, UK. Acquired from Martin Green in 1974. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection nos.BA1-2, 1-3; 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. -
Stone Age British Worked Flint Core Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
With faceted surfaces from which the blades have been struck. 406 grams total, 32-61 mm
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
