Stone Age British Artefact Group

5th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of stone items, some with inked findspots, comprising: four flint scrapers; two discoid scrapers; two arrowheads; six flint 'knife' microliths. 331 grams total, 16

Mesolithic to Neolithic, c.12000-5000 BP. A group comprising: a plain Mesolithic-Neolithic blade knife tapering to a point; a Neolithic flake with retouching to one edge; a Mesolithic triangular imple

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

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

Bronze Age, 2000-900 BC. A group of three items comprising: one half of a circular Bronze Age stone metal casting mould for a circular mount or object, with casting channel in a coarse stone (with ink

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

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

2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze 'ridged arch' terret of the Corieltauvi, Spratling's Group V, with gussetted ribs to the outer face, domed finials. Cf. Hammond, B. Benet's Artefacts of England

Published 1973-2013 A.D. Group comprising: Jackson, Sidney, Celtic and Other Stone Heads, privately published, 1973; Spence, Lewis, The History and Origins of Druidism, Newcastle, 1995 reprint; Ritchi

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

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

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

Mainly 2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a discoid plaque with central stud, concentric bands of incised geometric detail, pierced lug to the reverse; a dress pin with taper

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 (

2nd-late 1st millennium BC. A mixed group of items comprising: two silver earrings, one a rod with ribbed ends, the other with applied lobe and leaf detailing; three square-section chisels; two pins,

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

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

Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Principally: a variety of chisels and other implements and a votive axehead, together with other items. 213 grams total, 1.4-12.6 cm (1/2 - 5 in.). Acquired on the UK art

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A pair of knapped stone axeheads comprising: one tongue-shaped with straight edge; one substantial, square in section with curved edge and square butt. 719 grams tota

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A mixed group of ground and polished diorite axeheads, two rounded with pecked body and polished edge, one polished with narrow butt. 490 grams total, 79-99mm (3 1/4

9th-11th century A.D. Comprising: a slender mount with single piercing, possibly representing Hercules' club; implement finial with figure standing holding a book and staff, possibly Saint Peter, susp