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LOT 1683
Stone Age Knapped Flint Tool Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4000-2300 B.P.
1/2 - 2 3/8 in. (196 grams total, 15-60 mm).
Comprising mainly scrapers and blades. [46, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Barbed-and-tanged and lanceolate types, each with findspot. 3.22 grams total, 20-29 mm
Found Dorset/Hampshire, UK. Ex N. Thomas collection, 1970s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Stone Age Flint Axe Head from Spiennes
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Triangular in section with irregular butt, curved cutting edge; marked 'SP' on two faces for find spot 'Spiennes'. 486 grams, 16.7 cm
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Parisian collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Egyptian Knapped Ovate Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-280,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With thick butt and much cortex to the upper face. 180 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Egypt. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P47; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
