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LOT 1696
Stone Age Idol Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 5/8 - 4 1/4 in. (406 grams total, 9.2-10.7 cm).
Comprising: columnar type with one indented finial; cobble with reserved edges, centre removed to replicate an axehead; repaired. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; 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 Flint Scraper and Knife Blade Collection
Circa 4th-2nd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including long-blade scrapers, leaf-shaped and discoid blades; with collector's card 'French Neolithic'. 98 grams total, 25-96 mm
Acquired in the UK, 1980s-2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Angular and Other Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 100 grams total, 24-48 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Stone Age Levallois French Flint Point Group
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each triangular in plan with facets; one with findspot label 'Cuiry Sur Housse'. 68 grams total, 43-63 mm
Found at Romigny, France. Ex Paris collection. 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.
The points were prepared by the Levallois technique whereby a striking platform is formed at one end of the core and the edges are trimmed by flaking to create a domed 'outline' which is then struck off complete.
