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LOT 1622
Stone Age Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000- 60,000 B.P.
2 5/8 in. (30.9 grams, 67 mm).
A knapped bifacial knife, triangular point, traces of brown patina. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yonne, Bourgogne Franche-Compte Region, France.
From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s.
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.
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Lentoid in section with knapped edges, rounded butt. 50 grams, 11 cm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady 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 Scraper and Chisel Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A round twin-bladed hollow core scraper, and one grey short chisel. 36.2 grams total, 42-45 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. 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 Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mixed group of flint arrowheads and other tools, some with cortex in situ. 54 grams total, 21-64 mm
Believed found Norfolk, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
