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LOT 1629
Stone Age Flint Sickle Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 3/4 in. (69 grams, 97 mm).
A knapped bifacial sickle knife, chipped at one end; inked inscription to the reverse: 'Fakenham, Norfolk'. [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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Stone Age Flint Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Finely knapped on all four edge in light brown flint, with inked old collector's inscription to verso: 'ST ACRES / 136'. 26.7 grams, 57 mm
Found 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. -
Stone Age 'South Downs' Flint Chisel and Fabricator
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a plano-convex tool with rounded working edge, labelled 'N173'; a biconvex tongue-shaped tool with much usage wear probably for knapping, labelled 'N 172'. 98 grams total, 78-85 mm
Found South Downs, Sussex, UK. 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. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Levallois Point
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Gently curved in profile with smooth underside and facetted upper face. 35.5 grams, 91 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.
