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LOT 1751
Stone Age Knapped Ovate Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-280,000 B.P.
6 in. (593 grams, 15.3 cm).
Large rough water-worn handaxe showing some advanced features: a cambered edge; cortex removed to accommodate fingers; part of butt removed to fit the base of the thumb; designed for right-handed use; with inked legend 'Westcott / Bucks / Introduced', 'P1'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 410 Building, Westcott, Buckinghamshire, UK, 1970.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P1; 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.
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Stone Age Danish Flint Tool and Fragmentary Axe Head Group
Neolithic Period, 3500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
The largest piece a superbly flaked axehead worked from a grey chert (known as Danien flint); various scrapers and blades. 1.48 kg total, 6.7-19 cm
From a British private collection, collected during the 1990s. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Danish Flaked Flint Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 1500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Narrow thick-butted with flared sides, rectangular in section with gently curved edge. 455 grams, 16.5 cm
From an old Danish collection. Acquired on the UK art market. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Flint Pick from Spiennes
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Triangular in section with narrow point to each end, grey-white silicious material with some traces of cortex; two inked findspot legend 'SP / I' for 'Spiennes'. 205 grams, 18 cm
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Paris 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.
