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LOT 1595
Stone Age Grey Flint Round Steep-Sided Scraper
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5000 B.P.
2 1/8 in. (29.1 grams, 56 mm).
With knapped edges and of oval shape, light grey one side, light brown to verso. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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 Flint Scraper and Chisel Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A round twin-bladed hollow core scraper, and one grey short chisel. 36.2 grams total, 42-45 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. -
Stone Age Mousterian Point
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000- 60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Knapped light grey flint with partial cortex handle with old inked collector's inscription to verso: '16 St Front'. 63.6 grams, 87 mm
Found St Front, France. From a large French collection built in the early 1900s. 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. -
Stone Age 'French' Tool Group
Mousterian Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a tongue-shaped scraper with label '206'; an ovate type with traces of cortex, labelled '53'; an ovate type with narrow butt, labelled '55'. 120 grams total, 52-66 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.
