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LOT 1599
Stone Age Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Point
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000- 60,000 B.P.
3 1/4 in. (61 grams, 84 mm).
Triangular point with plano-convex profile, some grey patina. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yonne, Dordogne, France.
Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK 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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Extremely Large British Bronze Age Pierced Stone Battle-Axe
Early Bronze Age, circa 5500-3500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Pecked basalt surface, boat-shaped with straight cutting edge tapering to flat butt; drilled to receive handle; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.63 kg total including stand, axe: 19.2 cm
Found Cumbria, N.W. England. Acquired on the UK 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 Blade Group
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two leaf-shaped knapped blades, one with remains of old early 20th century label to verso. 30.7 grams total, 8.7-11.9 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. -
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Stone Age Arrowhead Group
Neolithic, 8th-4th millennium BCSold for (Inc. bp): £85
A group of thirty barbed Neolithic light tan chert arrowheads. 23 grams total, 14-28mm
Fine condition.
From the Petra Berhout collection; previously in a 1930s Dutch collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
