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LOT 1662
Stone Age 'French' Burnisher, Arrowhead and Polisher
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (247 grams total, 53-69 mm).
Comprising: discoid polishing pebble with label '203'; small triangular arrowhead; flat V-shaped pebble with inked labels '1N1-11' and '541'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various sites in France.
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.
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Stone Age Polished Hand Axe
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Rectangular in section with a narrow rounded butt and asymmetrical curved edge; pitted surface; old collector's labels 'France (Bourgogne)', 'Saulieu, Côte d'Or', 'N15621'. 489 grams, 13 cm
Ex Hervé Bouraly, Saint Ouen, France, between 1965-1990. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 71 grams total, 20-33 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Stone Age Solutrean Laurel Leaf Point
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 22,000-17,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A knapped laurel leaf-shaped point in light grey/brown flint. 38.4 grams, 77 mm
Found Dordogne Region, France. Ex Naboon collection. Acquired on the European 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.
The Solutrean industry is named after the type site of 'Solutre' in East Central France. The culture is known as the epitome of sophisticated stone tools.
