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LOT 1513
Stone Age Flint Scraper Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (91 grams total, 33-86 mm).
Comprising: two scrapers, two flakes from a core and two Bann flakes from Ireland; all with old collector's cards and inked catalogue numbers. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProbably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
Accompanied by old handwritten identification cards.
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Stone Age Pierced Stone Boat-Shaped Battle Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With slightly convex cutting edge, square butt; steeply angled edge to one face, gentle curve to the underside. 517 grams, 12.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Polished Stone Animal Idol Group
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Each with stub limbs and rounded profile; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.01 kg total, 8.4-15.5 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The sculptures represent farm animals in the Neolithic period, in this case two bovines and a dove. Animal figurines seem to be a recurrent feature in the earlier Neolithic settlements, in the Balkans and in the Levant. It is significant that in the Neolithic Mediterranean, the animals depicted seem to be domesticated, thus suggesting that its reference points were within the confines of the community. -
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Handaxe
Neolithic Period, 6000-4000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Biconvex in section with rounded cutting edge, much cortex remaining. 201 grams, 10.5 cm
Found Troussencourt, France. From an old French collection formed in the 1930s. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
