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LOT 1593
Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5500-4500 B.P.
1 - 2 in. (43 grams total, 26-50 mm).
Mainly ovate scrapers with broad edge, some cortex to butt. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Bolton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Large Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With straight tapering sides, broad edge and narrow butt. 770 grams, 19 cm
From a collection built in the mid 1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Stone Age Annotated Flint Scraper
Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Ovate scraper with broad cutting edge (chipped); marked 'Che[.] Hill 50988 / 15-10-13'. 61 grams, 62 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Stone Age Grinding Stone Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Three circular grinding stones, one nearly spherical, the other two spherical with a flat side. 505 grams total, 42-58 mm
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.
Artefacts made using grinding tools included shovel-like tools, stone axes, bracelets, and chisels. Because these tools were ground, they required considerable time to be done. In Europe, grinding tools are closely linked to the Neolithic Age, while Levantine grinding tools only appeared during the Mesolithic Period II (Natufian culture).
