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LOT 1617
Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5000 B.P.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (3.35 grams total, 25-33 mm).
Two arrowheads, one ovate and one with rounded base. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames Valley in the 19th century.
From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK.
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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Mixed group of flint arrowheads and other tools, some with cortex in situ. 54 grams total, 21-64 mm
Believed found Norfolk, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age 'French' Tool Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: grey flint woodworking tool with label 'tranchet / travail du bois / Néolithique / 3500 ans'; ovate scraper with label 'Grattoir / Néolithique / 4000 ans avant J.C. / Région Meaux'; small hair-scraper with label 'Magdalénian / Les Eyzies Dord. / Grattoir / Travail des peaux'. 115 grams total, 45-74 mm
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Stone Age Published French Polished Handaxe
Neolithic Period, circa 4500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Teardrop-shaped with narrow butt, rounded sides and deep curved edge with polished blade, remains of an inscription, 'purpaN'? to one side. 173 grams, 11.1 cm
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
