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LOT 1246
Stone Age French Ficron Handaxe in Pink Quartzite
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (307 grams, 13.6 cm).
Knapped, with a bulbous head and slender tapering butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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Stone Age Large French White Flint Adze
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'WANEL'. 846 grams, 18 cm
Found Wanel, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. -
Stone Age Flint Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising mostly bifacial leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads, with a few uniface types; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 200 grams total, 23-62 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Stone Age Flint Tanged and Other Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising mostly mixed types of flint and chert arrowheads, including leaf, tanged, barbed and tanged and hollow base types; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 73 grams total, 25-48 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
