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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 Twydall Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With catalogue description '1111 Semi discoidal scraper'; inked collector's legend '4.SS. 1111.C/Twydall'. 149 grams, 77 mm
Found Twydall, Kent, UK. Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915. Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections. Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis. Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall and a list where this piece is included. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Cleaver
Lower Palaeolithic, European Acheulean, circa 400,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £632
Plano-convex in section and ovate in profile with much cortex to the butt; inked findspot data 'Hachereau / 17 - Saintes / Métairie de Madame' and paper labels '32', 'N 13334'. 322 grams, 12.4 cm ( 519 grams total, 15.6 cm including stand)
Ex Hervé Bouraly, Saint Ouen, France, between 1965-1990. Inscription on object: 'Hachereau / 17 - Saintes / Métairie de Madame'. Europe, France, Saintes, lieu-dit Métairie de Madame. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age French Flint Chisel
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Sturdy square-section shank with irregular butt and broad cutting edge; cortex to handle; old findspot label 'Monceuil en Dole' 288 grams, 17 cm
Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. 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.
