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LOT 1613
Stone Age 'French' Tool Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 3/4 - 3 in. (115 grams total, 45-74 mm).
Comprising: grey flint woodworking tool with label 'tranchet / travail du bois / Néolithique / 3500 ans'; ovate scraper with label 'Grattoir / Néolithique / 4000 ans avant J.C. / Région Meaux'; small hair-scraper with label 'Magdalénian / Les Eyzies Dord. / Grattoir / Travail des peaux'. [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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Large Scandinavian Stone Age Trechter Beyer Type Flaked Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 5500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Worked and unpolished on all surfaces and edges, trapezoidal in plan with rectangular cross-section and slightly convex broad sides, straight narrow sides; thin butt rounded and with reduced thickness; rounded cutting edge; dark beige 'marbled' flint with inclusions. 467 grams, 18.5 cm
From the South of Denmark. 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. -
Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Leaf-shaped in profile with rounded cutting edge, old inked find spot 'St Meme FR'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 470 grams total including stand, axe: 14.5 cm
From the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large Belgian 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.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis. -
Large Stone Age Flint Ovate Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With silky cream and pale blue patina; small oval darker area forming part of the original cortex, potentially left to aid grip; inked notation 'Blandford / Dorset'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 535 grams total including stand, axe: 13.3 cm
Found Blanford, Dorset, UK. From the collection of John Sharp, former well known archaeologist. 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.
The Ovate form is uncommon. Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis.
