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LOT 1561
Stone Age Obsidian Knife Core
5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (527 grams, 14.7 cm).
Triangular in section with curved beak, facetting to the flanks.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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 Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Point Core
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.PSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Irregular cordate type with some cortex to the butt. 72 grams, 55 mm
From Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. From the private collection of 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.
From the well regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it. -
French Stone Age Flaked Axehead from Brecy
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Lentoid in section with rounded blade. old collector's label 'Brecy'. 154 grams, 12.1 cm
From an old large French collection. 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. -
Stone Age Pierced Boat-Shaped Axehead
Neolithic Period, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Boat-shaped in plan with central drilling; domed hammer-face to butt, carination to each broad face. 656 grams, 14.8 cm
Acquired in the 1996. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
