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LOT 1682
Stone Age Pecked and Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 in. (132 grams, 76 mm).
With an almost straight cutting edge and a narrow, rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s.
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Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Substantial and well-made handaxe with thick butt and rounded cutting edge; marked 'St Même FR'; likely made by Homo heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 719 grams, 17.5 cm without stand
From the well-regarded, long-closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From a UK private collection.
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Knapped from light grey flint and with an old handwritten label to one side. 192 grams, 11.2 cm
Found Test Road, Huzbourough Copse, Hampshire, UK, January 1966. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Danish Stone Age 'Type 1B' Knapped Flint Dagger
Neolithic Period, 4400-3800 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Slender double-edged blade with pointed ends. 40 grams, 15.1 cm
Found Denmark. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
