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LOT 1539
Stone Age Tenerian Pecked and Part Polished Celt Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 9TH-7TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
4 3/4 in. (257 grams, 12 cm).
With round-section pointed butt and broad curved edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom South Central Sahara.
Ex private French collection, formed 1960s-1970s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Stone Age Polished Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £61
Piriform in plan and lentoid in section, tapering towards the square butt; broad crescentic blade. 486 grams, 16 cm
Found Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Tool Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 5500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mainly ovate and triangular types, some with inked 'XA' reference. 85 grams total, 30-49 mm
Found South of Peronne, France. Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Stone Age Polished Handaxe
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Square in section with broad edge and rounded butt. 368 grams, 14.5 cm
From a collection built in the mid 1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
