Loading, please wait...
LOT 1766
Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (3.22 grams total, 20-29 mm).
Barbed-and-tanged and lanceolate types, each with findspot. [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.
TimeLine 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 Danish Flaked Thin-Butted Flint Axe
Late Passage Grave-Early Dolmen Period, 3900-3000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Rectangular in section with asymmetrical rounded butt, worked rounded edge. 629 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired from a Swedish auction house. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Swedish Cultural Heritage Board export licence. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Collection of Stone Age Tools with Animal Teeth
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Possibly from organised archaeology digs: five flint scrapers marked 'BHM' and 'BHS' with dates in the 1980s; two boar tusks marked 'BHM' with dates in the 1980s; quantity of mammal teeth, some marked 'BHM' or 'BHS' 224 grams total, 35-77 mm
Probably found in the 1980s. From an old large English collection from Lincolnshire. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Danish Flint Tool and Fragmentary Axe Head Group
Neolithic Period, 3500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
The largest piece a superbly flaked axehead worked from a grey chert (known as Danien flint); various scrapers and blades. 1.48 kg total, 6.7-19 cm
From a British private collection, collected during the 1990s. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
