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LOT 1638
Vinca Clay Standing Idol
NEOLITHIC, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
7 1/2 in. (405 grams including stand, 19 cm).
With triangular headdress, stub arms extended laterally, incised chevron detailing to face and body; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection; acquired on the French art market.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Villes, A & Luci, K., Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015, for discussion.
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Large Stone Age Flint Arrowhead
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Triangular in plan and lentoid in section with broad tang to the rear. 15.1 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Pick and Scraper
Mesolithic Period, circa 10,000-6000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each with inked 'Isle of Wight' legend. 353 grams total, 7.2-12 cm
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK. Ex Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, collection. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface triangular barded and tanged flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 31 grams total, 20-35 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.
