Stone Age Scandinavian Polished Flint Boat-Shaped

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, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A pecked and polished perforated axe of boat-shaped profile, drilled to the centre. 304 grams, 12.5cm (5"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed i

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A pecked and polished stone perforated axe-hammer with boat-shaped profile. 712 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman.

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A small, finely pecked and polished axe, the butt squared, with asymmetric slightly convex cutting edge; in a dark grey stone. 138 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Property of a

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A pecked and polished perforated axe of boat-shaped profile. 349 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s.

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A ground stone axehead with round mounting hole, eccentric D-shaped blade, square-section butt. 627 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired o

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. With curved butt and convex sides, offset mounting hole. Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord M

5th-2nd millennium BC. A finely ground and polished boat-shaped stone axehead with vertical socket, round butt, asymmetrical curved edge. 700 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a UK gentleman; formerly in

Very old Prehistoric, Early Bronze Age hand carved flint stone in pale grey tones, a Thick-Butted narrow body Axe dating from the Dagger period in Denmark circa 2400 to 1000 B.C. with a lightly polish

Neolithic, 6th-3rd millennium BC. A knapped and finely polished flint crescentic knife or scraper blade with chamfered edge. 83 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; previously with Galerie

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

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A pecked and polished axe-hammer, pierced for hafting, the lower circumference of the piercing with unusual raised rim; showing wear use to cutting edge and hammer fa

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

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

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a large axe with tapered sides, rounded butt and slightly convex polished cutting edge, in a mottled pale grey chert; a similar, smaller axe

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/

Neolithic, 6th-2nd millennium BC. A pair of two knapped and polished flint axeheads, each with a thick square butt and straight edge. 415 grams total,12-12.5cm (4 3/4 - 5"). Property of an American co

Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A slender bifacially knapped sickle-knife with thick butt, curved back and concave cutting edge, showing very extensive wear polish; in a variegated brown flint. 90 g

Neolithic, 8th-5th millennium BC. A mixed group of flint tools comprising: four D-section side scrapers; two D-shaped scrapers; an axe butt; a scraper with boring point; a rectangular scraper. 144 gra

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

Late Neolithic Period, circa 2000-1700 B.C. With lentoid-section shank, leaf-shaped blade. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of Wes

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 400,000 B.P.. Small D-shaped scraper with old inked inscription '4.SS.1138.C / TWYDALL'. The Twydall finds are discussed in F.R. Beresford Palaeolithic Material From L

Neolithic Period, circa 1950-1600 B.C. Stout knapped dagger with tick lenticular-section body, integral T-shaped pommel; old inked label: 'Lyngby'. 69 grams, 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.). Found Lyngby, Denmark