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LOT 1740
Stone Age Knapped Flint Drill, Arrowhead and Scraper Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (56.5 grams total, 36-48 mm).
Comprising four knapped implements. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s.
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LOT 1740
Stone Age Knapped Flint Drill, Arrowhead and Scraper Collection
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 8th-6th millennium B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 248 grams total, 28-43 mm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Large and Impressive Nordic Stone Age Flaked Flint Preform for a Handaxe
Neolithic Period, circa 5000-3500 B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Large ovate handaxe 'blank' with initial knapping work already undertaken, preparatory to finishing and dressing. 790 grams, 19 cm
Formerly in the collection of Swedish Industrialist Nils Thorwaldsen (1918-2019). Ex private collection; acquired during the 1970s-1980s.
These flint axe 'blanks' were widely traded during Neolithic times. -
Stone Age Pecked Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a curved blade and a narrow, rounded butt. 540 grams, 13.9 cm
From the late collection of gentleman from Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, whose collection was formed from the late 1980s-early 1990s.
