Stone Age French Grey Flint Uniface Handaxe

Mousterian Period, circa 300,000-100,000 B.P.. Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'CHEVRIERE / OISE'. 112 grams, 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). Found Chevriere Oise, France. From an old French collection. E

Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 240,000- 38,000 B.P.. With broad rounded butt, D-shaped in section, some cortex at butt. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Col

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

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

Palaeolithic, 40,000-10,000 years BP. A bifacial triangular quartzite handaxe of biconvex profile with retouched edges; in a rich orange-brown chert. 208 grams, 10cm (4") Private collection, Cambridge

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with some cortex remaining to both faces. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lo

Mesolithic Period, circa 30,000-15,000 B.C. Pointed handaxe with broad, square butt and lozenge-section profile. Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection o

Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.P.. With a narrow rounded but and elongated body. 475 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.). From St Jacques, France.Ex M Allias collection, 1910s.From a Norfolk, UK, co

Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.P.. With a rounded butt. 396 grams, 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). From Bergerac, France.From a Norfolk, UK, collection.Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. [No R

Northwestern Europe, Southeast England, Middlesex, Lower Paleolithic, Acheulean period, ca. 400,000 to 250,000 years ago. A superb flint bifacial hand axe was fashioned by Homo erectus (H. heidelberge

Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 240,000- 38,000 B.P.. Cordiform with large residue of cortex at the butt. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A bifacial knapped knife of lentoid cross section and fine workmanship; in a mottled grey flint; with a large inked label in Danish giving details and dated 1928. See

Middle Acheulian, 1.5 million-800,000 years BP. A bifacial flint handaxe of ovoid form. 790 grams, 15cm (6"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly with Museo Archaeologia, Seville; fo

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

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A finely knapped axe with tapered squared sides and butt and slightly convex cutting edge; in a variegated dark and light grey flint. 404 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property

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

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, 8th-5th millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a knapped and polished flint handaxe with rounded butt and square edge; two sherds of corded ware ceramic. 185 grams, 4-13.5cm (1 3/4 - 5 1/

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, 3rd millennium BC. A finely knapped triangular bifacial spearhead with square tang, in dark grey flint. 25 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Property of a West Yorkshire collector; previously property

Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a knapped flint handaxe; a knapped flint sickle blade; two sickle blade fragments. 203 grams total, 5.5-15cm (2 1/4 - 6"). Property of an Am

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, 5th-2nd millennium BC. An asymmetric lozenge-section bifacial knapped straight-edged sickle knife with squared butt and tip in a translucent brown-grey banded flint; showing considerable we