Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1676
Stone Age Twydall Hand Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000 B.P.
3 in. (90 grams, 77 mm).
With catalogue description '1151 Borer - point on distal end'; inked collector's legend '2.PB. 1151.C/Twydall'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Twydall, Kent, UK.
Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915.
Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections.
Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis.
Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Stone Age Classic French Flint Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Piriform in plan with carefully worked edges, some cortex to butt; inked findspot and taxonomic information to underside 'St Meme (FA) / Charente / B. Uniface / Amygdaloide / Achuléen'. 266 grams, 11.7 cm
From the well regarded long-closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European 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 Knapped Axe Head
Neolithic Period, 5500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Core tool, roughly hewn on all sides with cortex remains on the narrow end; relatively symmetrical, elongated oval in shape with irregular to lanceolate, thick cross-section; one broad side more convex than the other, straight in longitudinal profile; round, unworked neck with cortex remains, rounded cutting edge, smooth transition from cutting edge to longitudinal edges; beige-grey marbled stone (silex); mounted on a custom-made display stand. 850 grams total, 21.2 cm including stand
Ex Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974. Inscription on object: 'Ecox.1., .17.Ecoyeux.I' and 'Ecx 1'. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134582. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Stone Age Flint Axe Head from Spiennes
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Triangular in section with irregular butt, curved cutting edge; marked 'SP' on two faces for find spot 'Spiennes'. 486 grams, 16.7 cm
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Parisian collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
