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LOT 1677
Stone Age French Knife Blade Collection
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-22,000 YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 2 7/8 in. (36 grams total, 64-72 mm).
Three parallel-sided blades in mottled honey-coloured flint. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Bergerac with the classic Bergerac patina.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
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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Large Stone Age Animal Idol Group
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Comprising bird and quadruped figures carved in the round with rounded profile; each mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.59 kg total, 9.3-11.7 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. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12338-224208. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of early agricultural organisation of the earliest human society. The Stone Age people may have considered figures such as these to represent animals with their life-giving powers. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Cleaver
Lower Palaeolithic, European Acheulean, circa 400,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £632
Plano-convex in section and ovate in profile with much cortex to the butt; inked findspot data 'Hachereau / 17 - Saintes / Métairie de Madame' and paper labels '32', 'N 13334'. 322 grams, 12.4 cm ( 519 grams total, 15.6 cm including stand)
Ex Hervé Bouraly, Saint Ouen, France, between 1965-1990. Inscription on object: 'Hachereau / 17 - Saintes / Métairie de Madame'. Europe, France, Saintes, lieu-dit Métairie de Madame. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age British Worked Flint Knife Blade Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Knapped two-edged blades and scrapers, some with cortex to one face. 226 grams total, 26-69 mm
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
