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LOT 1490
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Slug Knife and Javelin Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (31 grams total, 68-69 mm).
Teardrop-shaped spearhead with chip to butt, old collector's inked legend '4'; plano-convex scaphoid two-edged blade with old collector's record card. [2]
ProvenanceProbably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
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LOT 1490
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Slug Knife and Javelin Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Stone Age 'Langdale Tuff' Green Stone Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 4000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Polished cordate form with narrow butt; green stone from Cumbria. 312 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market between 1994-2004. From the collection of a Stirlingshire, UK, gentleman. Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector. -
Stone Age Terracotta Figure Head
Circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Biconvex in profile with applied eyes and mouth, mounted on a custom-made stand. 78 grams total including stand, 36 mm
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. -
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Stone Age Double-Sided Axehead
Neolithic, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Boat-shaped in plan with central drilling; small chip to on edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 738 grams total including stand, axehead: 18.2 cm
Private collection, Raguse, Switzerland. with Kölner Munzkabinett, Germany, before 2016. Private European collection. Accompanied by a copy of the 2016 invoice.
