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LOT 1679
Stone Age Knapped Flint Drill
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P. OR LATER
3 3/8 in. (18.7 grams, 85 mm).
With a narrow tapering point and a rounded butt, possibly a replica. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a previous old English collection.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house.
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Stone Age Flint Drill
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With a flat underside and a slender, elongated drill bit. 9.64 grams, 52 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s. -
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Ovate handaxe in dark and light brown stone; repaired. 1.41 kg, 25.8 cm
From Central Sahara, Africa. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber. Acquired on the European art market. -
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Piriform in plan, knapped in dark red quartzite with narrow point. 440 grams, 12.2 cm
From the Northern Sahara, North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s and 1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998.
