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LOT 1569
Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Quartzite Scraper Group
MOUSTERIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 80,000-40,000 B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 3/8 in. (232 grams total, 62-87 mm).
Irregular scraper group, each with a knapped cutting edge. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Bois du Rocher, St. Helen, Dinan, France.
From an old French collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Stone Age Collection of Flint Tools and Implements
Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mixed group of points, scrapers and other tools embedded in a foam matrix for transportation. 254 grams total including box, 10-58 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Stone Age Collection of Flint Tools and Implements
Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including scrapers and other tools, and debutage. 250 grams total, 20.6-68 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 300,000-120,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lentoid in section and cordate in profile, made from a Levallois flake; mounted on a custom-made stand. 454 grams, 14.3 cm (506 grams total, 15.2 cm including stand)
Found North West Africa. Formally part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s. Acquired on the UK art market from Mr P M based in Kent.
