Stone Age British Ground Axe-Hammer

Tenerian Culture, 7500-5300 B.C. A stone tool group, comprising a pecked and ground axe head with a curved cutting edge and a narrow-rounded butt, together with a hammer stone. 1.85 kg total, 12-15.1

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 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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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.

Circa 11000 BP and later. Group comprising: a uniface knapped spearhead with tang, formed on a large flake with some cortex remaining so possibly not fully finished; a bifacial ground axe with strongl

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, 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 mixed flint group comprising: an adze with square edge and butt, circular socket; a two-edged dagger with rounded butt; a hammer with beginnings of the ground socke

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $300** Northern Europe, Early Bronze Ag

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $200** Northern Europe, Early Bronze Ag

Neolithic Period, 7500-5300 B.P.. Pecked and ground with a curved cutting edge and a narrow rounded butt. 285 grams, 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.). From the Tenera Region, South Central Sahara. From a private F

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;

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

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

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, 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