Stone Age British Polished Burnisher

5th-3rd millennium B.C. A polished green diorite axehead, lentoid in cross-section with one curved side and convex cutting edge; inked collection inventory number to one face: 'R.7206.06.00'. 459 gram

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large finely polished flint handaxe with rounded base and square edge, some cortex remaining to the surface. See Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 480,000-250,000 B.P.. With one convex and one straight side, rounded butt, broad tip. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collect

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. Group comprising: a small axe with almost straight polished cutting edge and square butt; in a varigated grey flint; a slender chisel polished to all sides with sligh

Middle Palaeolithic, 300,000-30,000 BP. A finely knapped hand axe with twist in cross-section; the flint grey in colour with black border and cream lower body; old inked accession details to one face

Neolithic, 8th-5th millennium BC. A knapped and polished flint axehead with rounded butt, gently curved edge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London

Mainly 500,000-400,000 BP. A mixed group of chert and flint tools comprising: a pointed borer with inked legend 'Corfe Mullen / 200 / Abbevillian'; a pestle with fossil sea-urchin embedded, inked lege

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A large finely knapped bifacial flint handaxe with rounded butt. 29 grams, 20cm (8"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stockley, Middle

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. The major portion of a knapped bifacial sickle knife in a grey-brown translucent flint, showing some wear polish to the almost straight cutting edge. 55 grams, 11cm (

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A group of three fine-grained knapped flint axes, each with slightly curved cutting edge, narrow butt and partially polished surfaces. 517 grams total, 10-12cm (4 - 4

5th-3rd millennium B.C. A group of two polished stone axeheads of different sizes, both with lentoid cross-sections and convex cutting edges; old inked collection inventory number to both: 'R.0824.02.

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A knapped flint handaxe cleaver with rounded butt, cortex to the flat edge. 525 grams, 15cm (6"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stoc

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A knapped flint handaxe with pointed butt. 42 grams, 17.5cm (7"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stockley, Middlesex, in the late 194

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A ground stone handaxe with narrow rounded butt and broad curved and chamfered cutting edge. 427 grams, 13cm (5"). Ex Kelway collection; formed between 1975 and 2015;

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A finely knapped flint handaxe with pointed butt. 421 grams, 15.5cm (6 1/4"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stockley, Middlesex, in

Neolithic, 8000-5000 BP. A pecked and ground stone axe with polished convex cutting edge tapering to rounded butt. 360 grams, 13.2cm (5 1/4"). Property of an English gentleman; formerly with a UK gall

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A large finely knapped axehead with asymmetrical cutting edge, tapering squared sides and squared butt; formed in grey chert. 500 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of

Neolithic, 6th-2nd millennium BC. A group comprising: a mixed selection of knapped flint implements including several blades, the butts of two axes (each inked 'EX BANCE KENT'), various scrapers and f

Neolithic, 8th-4th millennium BC. A group of flint tools from a Neolithic site at Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire including burins, end scrapers, side scrapers, various blades. 137 grams total, 34-4

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A polished epidiorite axe with old collector's label 'silex poli / 2e. Epoque Pans / de Chartres /[.] 1902'. 182 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection,

Neolithic, 6th-3rd millennium BC. A ground and polished stone axehead with straight cutting edge, boat-shaped body, narrow butt. Cf. Glob, P.V. Danske Oldsager II Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, it

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A bifacial axe with polishing to the convex cutting edge, tapering evenly to a sharply rounded butt; in a pale grey coarse flint. From an old Munich collection; acqui

Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.P. A polished stone axehead with a lentoid cross-section, rounded butt and convex cutting edge; old inked collection inventory number to one face: 'R.0272.12.00'

Scarce Prehistoric Bronze Age Korean Polished Black Stone Sword, 1500 - 300 BCE. Similar Bronze Age polished black stone swords can be seen in the Korea Army Museum's Journal #6 (1999), page 40. This