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LOT 0281
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (33.2 grams total, 29-71 mm).
Mixed group including leaf-shaped, barbed and barbed-and-tanged types, each with inked collector's number and card giving details of provenance. [5]
ProvenanceProbably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card.
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LOT 0281
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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Stone Age 'Danish' Knapped Flint Thick-Butted Axehead Group
Neolithic Period, 3000-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Two trapezoidal in plan and one irregular with square-section butt. 573 grams total, 10.3-12.5 cm
Acquired on the British art market. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age 'Troussencourt' Knapped Flint Adze
Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Biconvex in section with narrow butt and broad edge; marked 'Troussencourt'. 188 grams, 12.7 cm
Found Troussencourt, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe
Neolithic Period, circa 7th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Lentoid in section and ovoid in plan with some chipping to the rounded butt. 266 grams, 14.5 cm
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.
