Loading, please wait...
LOT 1591
Stone Age Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (384 grams, 14 cm).
Of biconvex section with narrow butt and broad gently curved edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.44, for type.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Stone Age Arrowhead and Other Artefact Group
Mainly 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Knapped flint blades and other items, some with old collector's labels or inked findspot legend. 167 grams total, 18-60 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Buigny Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Large plano-convex tool with cortex to upper face and smaller tool with rounded edge; each with inked find spot 'Buigny'. 148 grams total, 54-79 mm
Found Buigny, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Large Stone Age Bifacial Flint 'Lancelot' Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A large and substantial handaxe with glossy mottled patina. 708 grams, 18 cm
Found in the Somme region of Northern France. From the collection of amateur archaeologist Mr M. Allais, formed in the mid-1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
The 'Lancelot' form is well regarded as a typology of handaxes from the Lower Palaeolithic.
