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LOT 1678
Stone Age Flint Blade Core
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, 14,000-8,000 B.P.
2 1/2 in. (66.1 grams, 62 mm).
With facetting where blade-flakes have been removed; inked legend 'M14-137'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lodge Hill North Side, Waddesdon Buckinghamshire, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M14; 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.
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Stone Age Flint Blade Core
Mesolithic Period, 14,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With facetting where blade-flakes have been removed; inked legend 'M14-137'. 66.1 grams, 62 mm
Found Lodge Hill North Side, Waddesdon Buckinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M14; 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. -
Stone Age Egyptian Knapped Ovate Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-280,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge. 182 grams, 89 mm
Found Egypt. Acquired from an old German collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P48; 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. -
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Lozengiform in section with broad butt. 699 grams, 13 cm
Found Northern Sahara. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. 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.
