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LOT 1558
Very Large French Stone Age 'Mousterian' Levallois Flint Knife
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (287 grams, 13.5 cm).
Broad ovate blade with thick base, cortex to the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the region of Oise- Northern France.
Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 1558
Very Large French Stone Age 'Mousterian' Levallois Flint Knife
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-4500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mainly ovate scrapers with broad edge, some cortex to butt. 43 grams total, 26-50 mm
Found Bolton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Stone Age Polished Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £61
Piriform in plan and lentoid in section, tapering towards the square butt; broad crescentic blade. 486 grams, 16 cm
Found Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. -
Large Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead
6th-5th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
A large and finely formed boat-shaped axe with asymmetric convex cutting edge, with pronounced ridge to upper surface copying a bronze casting seam, rounded hammer-butt, pierced to receive handle with a projecting socket to underside. 1.2 kg, 24.3 cm
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12916-245219.
This battle axe is of 'boat axe type', lentoid in outline with slightly expanded butt. These axes, usually of black fine-grained rock, are mostly of Swedish or Norwegian origin. The asymmetrical lentoid cross-section is flattened towards the cutting edge.
