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DISCOVER THE PAST: General Antiquities, Ancient Art & Collectables - Day 5

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Farnham Pits Polished Stone Age Flint Pick. Neolit

2956 - Farnham Pits Polished Stone Age Flint Pick. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Lozengiform in section with narrow butt and angled point; old inked legend 'Farnham Pits 1934' '82'. 75.2 grams, 97 mm (3 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

El Golea Algeria Stone Age Polished Axehead. Neoli

2957 - El Golea Algeria Stone Age Polished Axehead. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Round-section shank flaring to a broad cutting edge, rounded butt. 394 grams, 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Large Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe. Palaeolith

2958 - Large Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe. Palaeolithic Period, circa 60,000 B.P. Ovate in profile and lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point; some cortex to one face. 1.23 kg, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.).

Estimation

€170 - 240

El Golea Algerian Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Knife

2959 - El Golea Algerian Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Knife. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Biconvex in section with parallel edges and rounded ends. 57 grams, 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Knapped Livre de B

2960 - Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Knapped Livre de Beurre. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. A substantial flint core 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, slightly rounded blade. 778 grams, 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Libyan Desert Glass Blade. Neolithic Period, circa

2961 - Libyan Desert Glass Blade. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. With a flat and polished underside, and a raised facetted face. 8.27 grams, 50 mm (2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Le Groze French Very Long Stone Age Double Ended C

2962 - Le Groze French Very Long Stone Age Double Ended Crested Blade Scraper. Palaeolithic Period, Gravettian, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P. D-shaped in section with parallel sides, one rounded end and one faceted; old label 'La Groze du Tayac'. 54 grams, 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

County Antrim Stone Age Polished Handaxe Blade. Ne

2963 - County Antrim Stone Age Polished Handaxe Blade. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Tongue-shaped with a tapering blade and a flat butt, hadwritten label reading 'Coll. Rev. E.R.Buick, LL.D., FRSAI, MRIA, 9 Culleybackey, (1905)' and 'Gortfad, near Portglenone, Co., Antrim, Ireland'. 165 grams, 68 mm (2 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife. Ne

2964 - Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P. Thin and leaf-shaped, made on a very thin flint flake. 7.73 grams, 48 mm (1 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Farnham Stone Age Knapped Axe. Neolithic Period, c

2965 - Farnham Stone Age Knapped Axe. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Rectangular in plan and biconvex in section with squared butt; inked 'Wishanger/ 29 TP' legend. 240 grams, 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

South African Stone Age Tool Group. Neolithic Peri

2966 - South African Stone Age Tool Group. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Comprising a D-section blade core and a thin trapezoidal blade; each marked 'S.Africa'. 86.9 grams total, 39-58 mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in.). [2, No Reserve]

Estimation

€35 - 48

North American Stone Age Arrowhead. Circa 6000- 40

2967 - North American Stone Age Arrowhead. Circa 6000- 4000 B.P. Triangular in plan with long cutting edges; with an inked inscription reading 'AA.7, U.S.A., HF'. 1.29 grams, 25.02 mm (1 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

La Grande French Stone Age Knapped Flint Racloir.

2968 - La Grande French Stone Age Knapped Flint Racloir. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Biconvex in section and piriform in plan with inked legend 'La Grande Pi ce avril 1970'. 66 grams, 71.8 mm (2 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Yonne French Stone Age Levallois Side Scraper. Mid

2969 - Yonne French Stone Age Levallois Side Scraper. Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P. Thin in section, Levallois-type side scraper 'Racloir with notched point 55.6 grams, 97 mm (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fi

2970 - Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fint Handaxe. Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 60,000 B.P. Ovate in plan and plano-convex in section with intricate knapping; marked 'Pierrepont 14 23-4-93'. 75.4 grams, 74 mm (2 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Danish Knapped Tool Group. Neolithic Period, circa

2971 - Danish Knapped Tool Group. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Comprising: polished axe, rectangular in plan and section with inked 'Denma[.]' and pencilled notations; microlith edge scraper with inked notation 'Koster Denmark (Midden) DEN.45'. 370 grams total, 4.7-10.8 cm (1 7/8 - 4 1/4 in.). [2, No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

French Stone Age Hammer Stone. Neolithic Period, c

2972 - French Stone Age Hammer Stone. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Spheroid in form with flattened underside. 591 grams, 89 mm (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fi

2973 - Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fint Handaxe. Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 60,000 B.P. Cordate in form and biconvex in section with rounded point, glossy patina. 83.6 grams, 79 mm (3 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

British Stone Age Polished Axehead. Neolithic Peri

2974 - British Stone Age Polished Axehead. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Lentoid in section and gently tapering with breakage to butt, chipped; inked findspot 'Clayton Hill'. 361 grams, 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Swiss Lakes Stone Age Bone Awl. Neolithic Period,

2975 - Swiss Lakes Stone Age Bone Awl. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Long-bone fragment modified with sharpened point; old label 'Dagger [.] / Pin. Swiss / Lakes Pre / Historic [.]'. 21.9 grams, 18 cm (7 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Farnham Snailslynch Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife.

2976 - Farnham Snailslynch Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Scaphoid in plan and lenticular in section with pencilled findspot 'Snailslynch'. 42 grams, 10.3 cm (4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection. Neolith

2977 - Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection. Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 111 grams total, 22-42 mm (7/8 - 1 5/8 in.). [50, No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

La Croze French Stone Age Blade End Scraper. Palae

2978 - La Croze French Stone Age Blade End Scraper. Palaeolithic Period, Gravettian, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P. Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section, with an old label reading 'La Croze de Tayac'. 8.23 grams, 68 mm (2 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€35 - 48

Stone Age Scrapers and Shards in Display Frame. Ne

2979 - Stone Age Scrapers and Shards in Display Frame. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Eleven irregular shards and scrapers mounted on a green background in a gilded frame. 320 grams total, 21 x 15.6 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Huge Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Livre de Beur

2980 - Huge Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Livre de Beurre Knapped Core. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. A substantial flint core 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, slightly scooped ends; with cortex to one face. 4.62 kg, 32.5 cm (12 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€170 - 240

Norfolk Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead. Neolithic

2981 - Norfolk Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Tongue-shaped in plan with one rounded and one flat end. 166 grams, 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Swanscombe British Stone Age Knapped Mousterian Ha

2982 - Swanscombe British Stone Age Knapped Mousterian Handaxe. Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P. Cordate type with bulb to the butt, rippled surface; old inked legend 'Swanscombe Kent'. 57.7 grams, 69.4 mm (2 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

El Golea Algeria Stone Age Knapped Arrowheads. Neo

2983 - El Golea Algeria Stone Age Knapped Arrowheads. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Comprising five triangular arrowheads in pale brown and black stone; three with old labels. 3.76 grams total, 15.7-20.2 mm (5/8 - 3/4 in.). [5, No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection. Neolith

2984 - Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection. Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 109 grams total, 23-43 mm (1 - 1 3/4 in.). [50, No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Farnham Pits Polished Stone Age Tool Collection. N

2985 - Farnham Pits Polished Stone Age Tool Collection. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Comprising: D-section tongue-shaped smoothing stone with legend 'Farnham Pit Dwelling'; polished cleaver with rounded edge, inked legend '507/D Pit XVIII Base 18 v 1935', gummed label and other notations; polished handaxe with narrow butt, inked 'TREEN' legend; old typed listing of pits in the excavation. 506 grams total, 7.2-11.5 cm (2 7/8 - 4 1/2 in.). [3, No Reserve]

Estimation

€170 - 240

Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection. Neolith

2986 - Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection. Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 84 grams total, 19-35 mm (3/4 - 1 3/8 in.). [50, No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

El Golea Algeria Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Group

2987 - El Golea Algeria Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Group. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Comprising two tanged, a barbed and a tear-shaped. 13.8 grams total, 30-58 mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in.). [4, No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint 'Micro-Burins' Col

2988 - Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint 'Micro-Burins' Collection. Mesolithic Period, circa 15,000 B.P. or later Group of microliths, each with a pointed end; about 50% with inked annotation. 10 grams total, 12-35 mm (1/2 - 1 3/8 in.). [20, No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Danish Stone Age Knapped Thick-Butted Flint Axehea

2989 - Danish Stone Age Knapped Thick-Butted Flint Axehead. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Trapezoidal in plan and square in section at the butt with broad curved edge; inked legend 'Harland Coll.'. 155 grams, 10.7 cm (4 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

North American Stone Age Bifacial Knife. Circa 600

2990 - North American Stone Age Bifacial Knife. Circa 6000- 4000 B.P. Tongue-shaped in plan with broad butt, marked 'U.S.A. KA.05.x'. 14.5 grams, 76 mm (3 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Adrar Sirlet African Stone Age Knapped Very Long K

2991 - Adrar Sirlet African Stone Age Knapped Very Long Knife. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Slender leaf-shaped flake blade with rounded ends; old inked notation 'Adrar Sirlet, Thierry 1981' 195 grams, 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€140 - 210

Stone Age Knapped Black Stone Axe. Neolithic Perio

2992 - Stone Age Knapped Black Stone Axe. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Lentoid in section and ovate in plan with smooth surface and corrugated edge. 211 grams, 12.8 cm (5 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Farringdon Stone Age Flint Knife. Neolithic Period

2993 - Farringdon Stone Age Flint Knife. Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Triangular in section with flat butt and irregular tip; old inked label 'Farringdon'. 35 grams, 90 mm (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

North American Stone Age Obsidian Brewerton Side N

2994 - North American Stone Age Obsidian Brewerton Side Notch Point. Paleo-Indian, circa 3000 B.C.-1 A.D. Knapped triangular point with a flaring tang, in translucent black obsidian. 14.6 grams, 53 mm (2 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Stone Age Flint Core and Tool Collection. Neolithi

2995 - Stone Age Flint Core and Tool Collection. Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 6,000-4,000 B.P. Many with old inked reference numbers, 'HH' initials, findspot and other details. 433 grams total, 37-77 mm (1 1/2 - 3 in.). [12, No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Stone Age Flint Collection. Neolithic-Bronze Age P

2996 - Stone Age Flint Collection. Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 6,000-4,000 B.P. Including hammer-stones, side-scrapers, end-scrapers, burins, handaxes, arrowheads and unworked flints, many with inked findspot; and old collector's notes. 6 kg total, 4.5-16 cm (1 3/4 - 6 1/4 in.). [37, No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe. Neolithic Per

2997 - Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe. Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Biconvex in section with cortex to the butt, inked '11 526/32' legend. 153 grams, 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

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