459 - Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Group from Thebes. The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500)

Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Group from Thebes. The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500) Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P. Comprising five barbed types, two with chipped barbs; accompanied with a handwritten tag reading 'Neolithic hollow-based arrowheads. Fayuum type. c.5000 BC'. 24.8 grams total, 33-58 mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in.). [5, No Reserve] Found Thebes. From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.