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LOT 1523
Stone Age Tenerian Pecked Celt Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 9000-7000 B.P.
3 7/8 in. (131 grams, 97 mm).
Linguiform in plan, lentoid in section narrowing to a straight edge at the broad end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx French collection formed 1960s-1970s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Large Stone Age Tenerian Pecked Celt Axe
Neolithic Period, 9th-7th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With round-section shank and tapering butt, broad cutting edge chipped. 720 grams, 17.5 cm
From South Central Sahara. Ex private French collection, formed 1960s-1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Stone Age Collection of Flint Tools and Implements
Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including scrapers and other tools, and debutage. 285 grams, 1.7-10.7 cm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three arrowheads, including one tanged and leaf-shaped. 6.95 grams total, 24-36 mm
Found Dorset and Hampshire, UK. Ex N. Thomas collection, Staffordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s.
