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LOT 1561
Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (6.15 grams, 21-36 mm).
Comprising three knapped arrowheads, two tanged and one leaf-shaped. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Dorset and Hampshire, UK.
Ex N Thomas collection, Staffordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s.
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Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three arrowheads, including one tanged and leaf-shaped. 6.95 grams total, 24-36 mm
Found Dorset and Hampshire, UK. Ex N. Thomas collection, Staffordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Large Stone Age 'Homo Heidelbergensis' Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Piriform in profile, in pastel cream patina with tones of sky-blue in contrast against the sandy orange colours of the remaining cortex; mounted on a custom-made stand. 590 grams, 15.5 cm (631 grams total, 17.5 cm)
Found Dordogne, France. Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From a private collection, acquired on the UK art market. -
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 300,000-120,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lentoid in section and cordate in profile, made from a Levallois flake; mounted on a custom-made stand. 454 grams, 14.3 cm (506 grams total, 15.2 cm including stand)
Found North West Africa. Formally part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s. Acquired on the UK art market from Mr P M based in Kent.
