Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1706
Stone Age Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (113 grams total, 23-41 mm).
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. [50, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
See Greenwell, D.F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information.
Footnotes
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Stone Age Pecked and Polished Hammerstone
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Oblate in profile with inked legends 'N12', '444'. 273 grams, 68 mm
Found Fen Edge area, Feltwell, Norfolk, UK. Acquired from M. Younge, UK, 1973. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N12; 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. -
.jpg)
Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead
Late Neolithic Period, circa 2nd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Finely polished in dark grey stone with expanded convex cutting edge tapering to a 'hammer' butt, socket with reserved mouth to receive handle. 676 grams, 19.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12509-231211. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Stone Age Flint Core from Spiennes
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Showing the long flake removals which were then made into knives, tools and daggers; marked twice 'SP.' for the findspot 'Spiennes'. 490 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.
