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LOT 1213
Stone Age Neolithic Ceramic Spindle Whorl Group
CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 - 1 3/4 in. (81 grams total, 26-44 mm).
Illustrating a range of forms: a coin-shaped example with bifacial floral motif; a domed example; a 'melon' style biconvex whorl with raised ribs; a carinated squared-shaped whorl; each with central vertical hole. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old family property, acquired before 1980.
Ex the Bavarian private collection of K.F.
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Stone Age Danish Neolithic Polished Knapped Flint Axehead
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Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Neolithic Decorated Ceramic Jug
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Of bulbous form with broad everted rim and decorated handle, shallow vertical fluting to the body and geometric motif to the neck. 509 grams, 14 cm wide
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Stone Age Neolithic Ceramic Spindle Whorl Group
Circa 6th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Illustrating a range of forms: a coin-shaped example with bifacial floral motif; a domed example; a 'melon' style biconvex whorl with raised ribs; a carinated squared-shaped whorl; each with central vertical hole. 81 grams total, 26-44 mm
From an old family property, acquired before 1980. Ex the Bavarian private collection of K.F.
