Stone Age Polished Goddess Idol

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, 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

5th-3rd millennium B.C. A group of two polished stone axeheads of different sizes, both with lentoid cross-sections and convex cutting edges; old inked collection inventory number to both: 'R.0824.02.

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, 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 large finely knapped axehead with asymmetrical cutting edge, tapering squared sides and squared butt; formed in grey chert. 500 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large ceramic figurine of a standing male with prominent nose, stub arms extended, incised detail to face and body. Cf. Renfrew, C. The Arts of the First Farmers, S

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, 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,

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

4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine fragment, columnar with pinched nose, incised eyes. See Villes, A & Luci, K. Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015. 19.5 grams, 45mm

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, 5th-3rd millennium B.P. A polished stone axehead with a lentoid cross-section, rounded butt and convex cutting edge; old inked collection inventory number to one face: 'R.0272.12.00'

2nd millennium BC. A flat-section alabaster idol with D-shaped body, lateral stub arms and discoid head. 130 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). From a private UK collection; acquired on the London art market 199

6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose, short extended arms, incised details to neck, face and body. 200 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a European gentle

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose, arms extended, incised detail to neck, face and body. See Villes, A & Luci, K. Dieux des Balkans. Figurin

1st millennium BC. A marble idol, lentoid in section with lobe head, stub arms and discoid body. 163 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Ex Pars Antiques, Mayfair, London, Uk; in the 1990s.

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, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with triangular face, arms extended, incised detail to neck, face and legs. 78 grams, 10.5cm (4") Property of a German collect

6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figure of a standing female with prominent nose, short extended arms, incised details to the neck, head and body. 125 grams, 11.2cm (4 1/4"). Property of a European ge

27th-24th century BC. A flat marble violin-shaped idol with rounded body and head, a pair of triangular hands. 152 grams, 10.5cm (4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000.

This lot from the Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, NC is accompanied by two documents demonstrating that the collection was acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government. The firs

Scarce Prehistoric Bronze Age Korean Polished Black Stone Sword, 1500 - 300 BCE. Similar Bronze Age polished black stone swords can be seen in the Korea Army Museum's Journal #6 (1999), page 40. This