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LOT 1943
Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.
4 3/4 in. (215 grams, 12.2 cm).
Cordate in profile with extensive cortex and lichen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hampstead, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Very Large Stone Age Flint Core
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Substantial leaf-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, some cortex to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.82 kg total, 31 cm
Found at les Pivots, le Grand-Pressigny, France. From an old collection, Mons, Belgium. Private collection London, UK. -
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Piriform in profile with many inclusions; old faded collector's label. 495 grams, 14.4 cm
From Goezzam, Sahara. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.
Made from a material with quartzite inclusions. -
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.
