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LOT 1653
Stone Age Flint Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
2 1/4 in. (26.7 grams, 57 mm).
Finely knapped on all four edge in light brown flint, with inked old collector's inscription to verso: 'ST ACRES / 136'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK.
Ex collection of P James, South England.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Ovate Knife
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With neatly trimmed cutting edge, narrow butt. 26.15 grams, 70 mm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age 'South Downs' Flint Scraper
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Biconvex in section with narrow butt and old collector's label 'N209'. 76 grams, 73 mm
Found South Downs, Sussex, UK, in 1927. From 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. -
Stone Age Grey Flint Round Steep-Sided Scraper
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With knapped edges and of oval shape, light grey one side, light brown to verso. 29.1 grams, 56 mm
Found 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.
