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LOT 1604
Stone Age Tenerian Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (261 grams, 13.3 cm).
Part-polished with a squared cutting edge and rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Sahara, North Africa.
Acquired from a US-based collector.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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Stone Age Neolithic Flaked Chalcedony Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Finely worked blade with inked collector's note to one side. 130 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Oigny En Valois, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Stone Age Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Fully polished and of a rounded D-shaped section with tapering butt and gently curved cutting edge. 338 grams, 10.8 cm
From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
British Stone Age Chisel Tip Flint Arrowhead from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Triangular in plan with chamfered edges. 3.27 grams, 30 mm
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.
