Stone Age Polished Hand Axe

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;

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-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

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

Prehistoric, Early Bronze Age hand carved flint stone in orange to beige tones, a Thick-Butted Axe dating from the Dagger period in Denmark circa 2400 to 1000 B.C. with a partially polished body on th

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

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.. Broad and bifacially knapped, on a large flake with convex point and rounded butt, showing some cortex; with custom-made display stand. 765 grams

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,

Palaeolithic, 400,000-200,000 years BP. A group comprising: three bifacial knapped hand axes in fine-grained stone, each of typical form; possibly from the Sahara region of North Africa. 2 kg total, 1

Neolithic French Stone Age Acheulean Hand Axes An absolutely unique and beautiful rare Early Neolithic Flint Axe/Adze from Troussencourt in Northern France. (Oise Region) The Artefacts from this area

Palaeolithic, 300000-200000 BP. A very large finely knapped bifacial handaxe in orange quartzite; from Sahara desert region. 1.7 kg, 22.5cm (9"). Property of a Derbyshire collector; formerly part of a

**Originally Listed At $600** Western Europe, Northern France, Troussencourt & Touvent, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 1,000,000 to 40,000 years ago. A pair of chert hand axes from

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

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

Lower Palaeolithic, 500,000-130,000 BP. A small knapped bifacial hand axe of slightly ovate form; in a pale pink flint; with old collector label numbered 8 and explanatory ticket. See Evans, Sir J., T

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, 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

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

1,000 000-300,000 years BP. A substantial knapped stone handaxe with broad edge. 1.25 kg, 18cm (7"). Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; acquired from USA dealer, 2017. [No Reserve]

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

Palaeolithic, 1.9 million - 70,000 years BP. A large bifacial quartzite piriform hand-axe showing wind-erosion to the surfaces. 2.1 kg, 25cm (9 3/4") Property of a European collector; formerly from th

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