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LOT 1518
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 130,000-40,000 B.P.
4 in. (252 grams, 10 cm).
With large amount of cortex forming the 'handle' and broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Le Grand-Pressigny, France.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P63; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1518
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Stone Age South Downs Flint Spokeshave
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Finely polished flint axehead with broad curved edge; chipped and broken, probably re-used as a draw-knife or spokeshave using the exposed curved edges; old inked legend 'Nr. Beachy H[ead] / polished + broken / flint celt / 10.6.64'. 143 grams, 79 mm
Found Beachy Head, South Downs, Sussex, UK. Acquired from Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N165; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Polished Fishing Weight
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Triangular in profile with ground hole below the apex; chipped. 256 grams, 10.2 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N202; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Knapped Handaxe
Neolithic Period, 5000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Triangular in profile with inked find spot 'Touvent'. 87 grams, 95 mm
Old Belgian collection. Private collection, London.
