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LOT 1626
Stone Age 'Swanscombe' Flint Retouched Flake
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-200,000 B.P.
2 5/8 in. (66 grams, 67 mm).
Subtriangular in plan with broad butt; point broken in antiquity; labelled '57'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Milton Street, Swanscombe, Kent, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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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.12335-224212. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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. -
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Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 35,000-25,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A large knife blade with fine re-touch around the tip. 71 grams, 12.9 cm
Found Sougy, Loiret, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of J.R Vircoulon. 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. -
Stone Age Happisburgh Type Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic, circa 600,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Of brown, buff and black patinated flint, the butt (Type A) fairly cortical with two 'horned' projections of the nodule, one much longer than the other, another patch of cortex remains towards the point to the dorsal face. 293 grams, 13 cm
Discovered by P Macro at Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, between Tuesday 1st October 2019 and Saturday 30th November 2019. Ex collection of P James, South England. Acquired directly from the finder. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-3A3691. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The site of Happisburgh in Norfolk has helped to push the history of inhabitation of the British Isles back by 200,000 years, making it a site of special importance.
