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LOT 1693
Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.
5/8 - 1 3/8 in. (4.23 grams total, 17-33 mm).
Mainly barbed and tanged types, with find spots. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Dorset/Hampshire, UK.
Ex N. Thomas collection, 1970s-1980s.
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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Published French Handaxe from the Dordogne
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Almond-shaped in form, very well made with long straight cutting edges. 479 grams, 16 cm
Found in the Dordogne, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Flint Axehead Fragment
Mesolithic Period, 14,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Lozengiform in section with chipped butt, dressed cutting edge; old collection number '113 MH' and 'S.Hants' to reverse. 135 grams, 85 mm
Found South Hampshire, UK, in 1974. Acquired from Martin Greens, UK, in 1972. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M1; 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.
