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LOT 1675
Stone Age Flint Hand Axe and Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 7/8 in (380 grams total, 66-98 mm).
Group of three lentoid-section tools each with a worked edge and irregular butt; one marked 'Naphill High Wycombe'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; 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 Pecked Hammer Stone
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Roughly spherical with inked '127' legend. 285 grams, 64 mm
Found Libya. Acquired Phillip Carter, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N127; 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 Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-280,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Ovate in plan with some cortex remaining, inked label 'MP1'. 85 grams, 95 mm
Found Egypt. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.MP1; 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.
