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LOT 1752
Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.
7/8 - 2 7/8 in. (33 grams total, 23-72 mm).
Comprising: leaf-shaped and triangular arrowheads, a single-edged blade and a scraper. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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 Hamble Flint Pick
Mesolithic Period, 14,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Leaf-shaped in plan with gently curved profile, some cortex in situ; inked legend 'M3'. 188 grams, 14 cm
Found estuary of the River Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire, UK, in 1974. Acquired from Gordon Walters, UK, in 1975. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M3; 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. -
Stone Age Polished Grained Dolerite Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4000-2300 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A complete ground or polished stone axehead sub-ovate in plan, narrower at the butt end with a steep curve to the cutting edge, facetted ovate section with squared off sides. 332 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Skirpenbeck, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-3B9FD3. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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.
