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LOT 1228
Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (87 grams, 97 mm).
Of thin lentoid section with convex cutting edge; showing milky patination to one side; likely of European origin. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P R of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of thin lentoid section with convex cutting edge; showing milky patination to one side; likely of European origin. 87 grams, 97 mm
Private UK family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P R of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. -
Stone Age Flint Mixed Damaged Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a number of mostly flint or chert knapped arrowheads with uniface and bifacial types present, with a mix of forms; most showing some damage or breaks. 268 grams total, 9-73 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Stone Age French Mottled Grey Flint Twisted Cordiform Handaxe
Mousterian Period, circa 300,000-100,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'DURY / (SOMME)'. 155 grams, 96 mm
Found Dury, Somme, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
