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LOT 1971
Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Flint Handaxe with Blue-White Patina
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240,000-38,000 B.P.
4 3/8 in. (240 grams, 11.2 cm).
Knapped from a flint cobble, with cortex remaining at base forming a comfortable grip; some chipping to tip, either damage or usage wear, or both. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK.
Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s.
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LOT 1971
Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Flint Handaxe with Blue-White Patina
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Trapeze Arrowhead from Farnham
Mesolithic Period, circa 12,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With arched rear edge and straight cutting edge. 0.79 grams, 27.3 mm
Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
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Very Large Stone Age Flint Core Group
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising: one tongue-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, cortex to reverse, old inked inscription to base 'La Bonnetierre / Abilly (FR)'; one similar, leaf-shaped with small patch of cortex, old inked inscription to side 'Les Pivots / Le Gd. Pressigny / Imbre Loire (FR) mounted on a custom-made stand. 8.01 kg total, 24-30 cm
Found at la Bonnetière, Abilly, Indre-Loire, France. From an old collection, Mons, Belgium. Private collection London, UK. -
African Stone Age Homo Habilis Oldowan Stone Chopper
Oldowan Period, circa 2,600,000-1,700,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Bun-shaped pebble with cutting edge formed by chipping. 240 grams, 72 cm
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Acquired on the European art market.
Oldowan tools are the oldest known stone tool industry, dating from approximately 2.6 to 1.7 million years ago (with some evidence at 2.9 Ma). Primarily associated with Homo habilis, these simple tools (choppers, flakes, hammerstones) were used for cutting, scraping, and butchering. They were largely found in East Africa, with key sites at Olduvai Gorge. Made from quartzite with minimal removals to form a direct chopping edge.
