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LOT 1650
Stone Age Homo Heidelbergensis Flint Tool from Happisburgh
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-250,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (200 grams, 89 mm without stand).
Made from a large thick flint flake with cortex to the butt and inked notation 'AP Happisburgh 2018 Aug Site One'; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Mr Anthony Pryke in Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, March 2019 near site 3.
FootnotesDiscovery by Mr A Pryke after the 'Beast from the East Storm' which stripped the beach of the sand and helped to erode the Palaeolithic artefacts from the ancient Thames river bed. During the time the artefacts were dropped, the Thames ran through North Norfolk and what is now Happisburgh before it was pushed down to its current position in London via the Ice age glacial melts. The site of Happisburgh in Norfolk has helped to push the history of inhabitation of the British Isles back by 200,000 making it a site of special importance.
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LOT 1650
Stone Age Homo Heidelbergensis Flint Tool from Happisburgh
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Stone Age Homo Heidelbergensis Uniface Flint Handaxe from Happisburgh
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed from a cobble and marked 'Happisburgh March 2019 AP Site 3 by Defences'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 237 grams, 10.3 cm without stand
Found by Mr Anthony Pryke in Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, March 2019, near site 3.
Discovery by Mr A Pryke after the 'Beast from the East Storm', which stripped the beach of the sand and helped to erode the Palaeolithic artefacts from the ancient Thames river bed. During the time the artefacts were dropped, the Thames ran through North Norfolk and what is now Happisburgh before it was pushed down to its current position in London via the Ice Age glacial melts. The site of Happisburgh in Norfolk has helped to push the history of inhabitation of the British Isles back by 200,000 making it a site of special importance. -
Stone Age Tenerian Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Part-polished with a squared cutting edge and rounded butt. 261 grams, 13.3 cm
Found Sahara, North Africa. Acquired from a US-based collector. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
A substantial flint core or so-called 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, including one pronounced blade negative extending half way along the stone’s length; cortex remains and core preparation traces on other side; proximal end with impact surface, distal end with rounded point; two bifacial wave to chevron-shaped core edges; flat-prismatic cross-section; raw material for blade production, beige stone (silex) with yellow undertone, cream-coloured patches and spots, slightly shiny surface (origin: Le Grand Pressigny, Dép. Indre-et-Loire, France); old collector's label 'N13310'; supplied with a custom-made stand. 2.62 kg, 30.5 cm (3.79 kg total, 37.5 cm including stand)
Private collection, B.G., Southwest France. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00127506.
