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LOT 0334
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
9 3/4 in. (1.2 kg, 24.9 cm).
Piriform in plan with broad, rounded butt; old inked findspot 'Nr Guezzam'; [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Guezzam, Sahara.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
Made from a material with quartzite inclusions.
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LOT 0334
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Needle
Magdalenian Period, circa 21,000-13,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Well-preserved bone needle from ‘’Abris Val De Seine’’. 3.69 grams, 98 mm
From an auction with Art Remy Le Fur. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. Accompanied by a copy of French export licence no.257541.
The Magdalenian is a technocomplex of the Late Upper Palaeolithic. It dates from around 21,000 to 13,000 years BP. It is named after the type site of Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley of Tursac in Dordogne, France. -
Stone Age Collection of Flints
Mesolithic Period, circa 10,000-4,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including scrapers, points, and other tools in various materials; some with 'Sydenham' inked findspot. 615 grams total, 28-73 mm
Sydenham, England (according to inscription). Collection of Dr Leonhard Adam (1891-1960), Anthropologist and lawyer; thence by descent to his daughter Mary-Clare Adam. with Woolley & Wallis, 17th September 2025, no.134 (Part). -
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Burin
Gravettian Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Slender and pointed with facets to the outer face. 4.95 grams, 78.34 mm
From Le Groze - Du Tay. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
The Burin is a characteristic lithic tool of the Gravettian period.
