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LOT 1438
Stone Age 'Danish' Knapped Flint Thick-Butted Axehead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2500 B.C.
4 - 4 7/8 in. (573 grams total, 10.3-12.5 cm).
Two trapezoidal in plan and one irregular with square-section butt. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the British art market.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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LOT 1438
Stone Age 'Danish' Knapped Flint Thick-Butted Axehead Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Stone Age Danish Thick-Butted Stone Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rectangular in section with a square butt, gently curved polished edge. 392 grams, 14.2 cm
Found Denmark. 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. -
Stone Age 'Langdale Tuff' Green Stone Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 4000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Polished cordate form with narrow butt; green stone from Cumbria. 312 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market between 1994-2004. From the collection of a Stirlingshire, UK, gentleman. Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector. -
Stone Age 'Plazac' Knapped Flint Cordate Handaxe
Mousterian Period, 200,000-30,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Ovate in plan with thin, lentoid section. 96 grams, 85 mm
Found Plazac, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
