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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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Stone Age 'French' Tool Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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'. 115 grams total, 45-74 mm
Found 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. -
Stone Age Flint Knife Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Two hard hammer struck knife blades, one with old collector's label: 'SCRAPER / THAMES VALLEY'. 46.1 grams total, 58-72 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. 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 Flint French Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Scaphoid in section with irregular rounded butt and curved edge, polished; old find spot label 'Fontigny Lalbie'. 318 grams, 16.2 cm
Found east of Paris, France. From an old Parisian collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. 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.
