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LOT 1592
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-120,000 B.P.
5 5/8 in. (6 in.) (454 grams, 14.3 cm (506 grams total, 15.2 cm including stand)).
Lentoid in section and cordate in profile, made from a Levallois flake; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North West Africa.
Formally part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s.
Acquired on the UK art market from Mr P M based in Kent.
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Stone Age Grinding Stone Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Three circular grinding stones, one nearly spherical, the other two spherical with a flat side. 505 grams total, 42-58 mm
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.
Artefacts made using grinding tools included shovel-like tools, stone axes, bracelets, and chisels. Because these tools were ground, they required considerable time to be done. In Europe, grinding tools are closely linked to the Neolithic Age, while Levantine grinding tools only appeared during the Mesolithic Period II (Natufian culture). -
Stone Age Collection of Flint Tools and Implements
Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including scrapers and other tools, and debutage. 245 grams total, 24-70 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Large Stone Age 'Homo Heidelbergensis' Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Piriform in profile, in pastel cream patina with tones of sky-blue in contrast against the sandy orange colours of the remaining cortex; mounted on a custom-made stand. 590 grams, 15.5 cm (631 grams total, 17.5 cm)
Found Dordogne, France. Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From a private collection, acquired on the UK art market.
