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LOT 1564
Stone Age Polished Fishing Weight
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 in. (256 grams, 10.2 cm).
Triangular in profile with ground hole below the apex; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N202; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Stone Age Kumasi Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lentoid in section with faceted blade an butt; chipped; old find spot labels 'Kumasi / May 1922' and '53 '22'. 48 grams, 52 mm
Found Kumasi, Ghana. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N163; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Seated Mother Goddess Idol Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Group of three carved and polished figurines with rounded heads and broad shoulders, folded arms resting on each side, legs folded beneath the body; each mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.27 kg total, 8.7-11.5 cm including stand
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. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12351-223248.
Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors. -
Stone Age Green Stone Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
With rounded butt and curved edge; old collector's inked legend 'Te / St. Vincent / 07'; chipped. 93 grams, 72 mm
Found St. Vincent. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N162; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
