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LOT 1709
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
3 5/8 - 4 3/8 in. (462 grams total, 9.3-11.2 cm).
Handaxe lentoid in section with broad edge; blade tongue-shaped with inked findspot 'Morocco-Algeria Border'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Morocco / Algeria border, North Africa.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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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LOT 1709
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Stone Age Danish Flaked Flint Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 1500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Narrow thick-butted with flared sides, rectangular in section with gently curved edge. 455 grams, 16.5 cm
From an old Danish collection. Acquired on the UK art market. 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 British Flint Arrowhead
Neolithic-Early Bronze Age Period, circa 2nd-1st millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Plano-convex in section and triangular in plan with short tang and barbs; old inked find spot 'Botley/Hants'. 2.97 grams, 42 mm
Found Botley, Hampshire, UK. Ex old UK collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Tenerian Pecked and Ground Celt Axe
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With round-section narrow butt flaring to a broad curved cutting edge. 370 grams, 11.7 cm
Found South Central Sahara. Ex private French collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
