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LOT 0294
Stone Age Scandinavian Type Lozenge-Shaped Pierced Battle Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 5/8 in. (1.01 kg, 22 cm).
With slightly convex cutting edge, second edge to butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Evans, Sir J., Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897, items 55, 56, 66.
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LOT 0294
Stone Age Scandinavian Type Lozenge-Shaped Pierced Battle Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Stone Age 'Plazac' Knapped Flint Cordate Handaxe
Mousterian Period, 200,000-30,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Biconvex in section with narrow point. 187 grams, 10.9 cm
Found Plazac, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age Polished Stone Animal Idol Group
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Each with stub limbs and rounded profile; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.01 kg total, 8.4-15.5 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.
The sculptures represent farm animals in the Neolithic period, in this case two bovines and a dove. Animal figurines seem to be a recurrent feature in the earlier Neolithic settlements, in the Balkans and in the Levant. It is significant that in the Neolithic Mediterranean, the animals depicted seem to be domesticated, thus suggesting that its reference points were within the confines of the community. -
Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Triangular, lozengiform and other types. 15 grams total, 21-29 mm
Found North Africa. UK gallery, early 2000s.
