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LOT 1547
Stone Age Knapped Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 480,000-250,000 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (209 grams, 11.1 cm).
Irregular ovate cleaver with broad cutting edge, chipped through usage; amber-coloured patination. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Jean-Claude Debenne (1936-2020), an amateur prehistorian and former member of the French Society of Prehistory and the Prehistoric Association of the South-West, as well as an Honorary Member of the Geological Club of Ile-de-France.
This collection of flints was assembled between the 1950s and 1990s and originates from Ile-de-France, Oise, and Val-d'Oise.
Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.) Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item1.18, for type.
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Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With broad curved cutting edge tapering body and narrow tip, polished surfaces. 164 grams, 14 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Large Stone Age Polished and Pierced Adze-Head
Neolithic Period, circa 5th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
The blade triangular in section with chamfered forward edge, slightly curved blade, tapering discoid body with sand-drilled socket. 664 grams, 18 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Boat-Shaped Pierced Axehead and 'Orkney' Macehead
Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Substantial axehead with hammer face to rear; the macehead with old inked inscription: '84.277 / ORKNEY'. 3.65 kg total, 12.3-19.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
