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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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Stonehenge Knapped Flint Tool Group
Neolithic Period, circa 4,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising four implements and flakes, each with an inked find location. 44 grams total, 27-49 mm
Found by the vendor's great-grandfather, Henry Earle Wilkinson, in the late 19th century; thence by descent. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £361
Regularly formed with parallel long sides and rounded corners; inked findspot 'Clery' and number '67' to reverse. 389 grams, 13.5 cm
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. -
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).
