- PRIMITIVE STONE AXE - Basalt Head
PRIMITIVE STONE AXE - Basalt Head Axe with loose hafted large shaped handle Highland of Arian Jaya Western New Guinea for splitting wood 11 1/4'' long stone head 29'' long handle wear from use.
- A collection of Neolithic tools,
A collection of Neolithic tools, comprising a polished trapezoid axe head, probably Danish, 8.5cm, another axe head in basalt, 13.8cm, a Mesolithic axe head, 10.5cm, a flat blade or scraper, 11cm, and a large Neolithic flint core, 5000-2500 BC, probably from Le Grand-Pressigny, worked all over with the removal of numerous flakes, 22.5cm long, together with a Bronze Age style pottery beaker, 10.5cm, origin unknown although said to be from Shropshire (6)/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Col
- A Group of Four Archaic Ceremonial
A Group of Four Archaic Ceremonial Stone Axes, Neolithic Period (Circa 6500-1700 BC) ????? ?????? Thick stone axes with beveled cutting edges largest length 4.3 in — 11 cm
- A Black Stone Hand Axe (Ben), Neolithic
A Black Stone Hand Axe (Ben), Neolithic Period, Circa 3000 BCE ??????? ?? The smooth polished stone beveled on both ends length 5.2 in — 13.3 cm
- SIXTEEN STONES AND TOOLS. Including
SIXTEEN STONES AND TOOLS. Including grooved axes, celts, grind stones, pestles and hammer stones. Varying wear.
- FIFTEEN STONES AND TOOLS. Including
FIFTEEN STONES AND TOOLS. Including grooved axes, celts, grind stones, pestles and hammer stones. Varying wear.
- COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND STONES.
COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND STONES. Including grind stones, grooved axe, pestles and other stones. Varying wear.
- A GROUP OF CARVED STONE AXESA group
A GROUP OF CARVED STONE AXESA group of carved stone axes, Pre-historic or later Comprising four large ax heads of a dark green striated stone, the largest with a snake motif to each side, 4 pieces Largest: 4" H x 11.25" L x 1.5" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: Largest: 4" H x 11.25" L x 1.5" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
- A Liangzhu Neolithic-Style Hardstone
A Liangzhu Neolithic-Style Hardstone Axe ?????? length 8.4 in — 21.4 cm
- GROUP OF EIGHT ARCHEOLOGICAL STONE
GROUP OF EIGHT ARCHEOLOGICAL STONE AXE HEADSGroup of Eight Archeological Stone Axe Heads,
- FINE NEOLITHIC FLINT AXE
SCANDINAVIA,
FINE NEOLITHIC FLINT AXE
SCANDINAVIA, C. 3500 B.C. flint, the polished stone displaying a rich honey hue, the cutting edge rounded, raised on a bespoke mount29.3cm tallPrivate collection, United Kingdom
- ARCHAIC STYLE CHINESE HARDSTONE
ARCHAIC STYLE CHINESE HARDSTONE RITUAL OBJECT Possibly c. 2000 BCE, axe shaped ceremonial object with saw-tooth edge and central circular opening, on museum mount, 9.25"h x 5.5"w (stone), 10.5"h (with stand)
- A GROUP OF CARVED STONE AXESA group
A GROUP OF CARVED STONE AXESA group of carved stone axes, Pre-historic or later Comprising axes of various sizes and stones, 5 pieces Largest: 3.5" H x 6" L x 1.75" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: Largest: 3.5" H x 6" L x 1.75" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
- FRENCH NEOLITHIC STONE HAND AXEWestern
FRENCH NEOLITHIC STONE HAND AXEWestern Europe, northern France, Oise department, Hardivillers, Neolithic period, ca. 7000 to 2000 BCE. A lovely hand-knapped chert stone hand axe from the Neolithic period. The axe has a thick butt end which bears a rounded profile and tapers gently towards a sharpened tip. Deep grooves form the rocky yet smooth texture of the implement as the chert displays hues of chalky and ash gray with white and aubergine inclusions. Stone axes like this one would have been used for woodworking or tilling the soil. This knapped axe is part of the technology that marked Neolithic life in northwestern Europe, alongside farming, pottery, and longhouses. Examples of this sort are often found inside of dolmens, large granite blocks that form tombs. Size: 7.6" L x 3.8" W (19.3 cm x 9.7 cm)
Provenance: private Lemont, Illinois, USA collection, acquired in the 1980's; ex-J.L. Gasiner collection
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#176027
Condition:
Some nicks and chips to stone, all commensurate with age, but otherwise intact and excellent. Inscription with find site on side as shown.
- SIX WOOD HANDLED STEEL TOMAHAWKS
SIX WOOD HANDLED STEEL TOMAHAWKS AND TWO STONE AXE HEADSSix Wood Handled Steel Tomahawks and Two Stone Axe Heads
- A Mottled Jade Plaque of russet
A Mottled Jade Plaque of russet and white stone of archaic axe form pierced at one end. Length 7 7/8 inches.
- A GROUP OF CARVED STONE GROOVED
A GROUP OF CARVED STONE GROOVED AXESA group of carved stone grooved axes, Pre-historic or later Comprising a group of ax heads in various stones, shapes and sizes, 9 pieces Largest: 2.5" H x 5" L x 2.5" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: Largest: 2.5" H x 5" L x 2.5" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
- STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HOMO ERECTUS
STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HOMO ERECTUS FLINT HAND AXENorthwestern Europe, Southeast England, Middlesex, Lower Paleolithic, Acheulean period, ca. 400,000 to 250,000 years ago. A superb flint bifacial hand axe was fashioned by Homo erectus (H. heidelbergensis), the first humans to occupy Europe. It dates back to the Lower Paleolithic Period, made in the Acheulian Tradition, and was the predominant tool technology of the Homo erectus people in Europe from 1 million years ago to possibly as recent as 130,000 years ago. Fine quality English Lower Paleolithic hand axes like this, are legendary among collectors and are harder to find since many were found long ago in the early 20th century and many in the 19th century when open gravel pits were commonly dug during the industrial age of England. Most of the finest known European hand axes in major museums hail from these former English gravel pits. English Lower Paleolithic hand axes often move from one private collection to the next as many sites are now destroyed, built over or protected, and fine specimens such as this axe rarely appear on the market. Size: 7.25" L x 3.75" W (18.4 cm x 9.5 cm)
The naturally glossy burial patina and intense golden hue highlight the exceptional flaking. This hand axe features an ingenious, ergonomic grip design, made by extensive flaking and forethought to achieve an ambidextrous design that required a great deal of intelligence and skill to execute. The entire hand axe shows excellent and masterful flaking, a prize of a highly skilled Homo erectus primitive human who once lived in what is now present-day England! Due to the size and heft, it is highly probable this hand axe was used to smash open major bones of all the Ice Age large game animals of the day such as mammoth, bison, horse, and rhino.
Provenance: ex-private German collection, formed in the 1970s
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#175611
Condition:
Intact with no repair or restoration. Heavy prehistoric patina and mineral deposits.
- SHELL ADZE AND A STONE IMPLEMENT
SHELL ADZE AND A STONE IMPLEMENT Shell adze and a stone implement, greatest 7"l
- A flint axe head, possibly Neolithic,
A flint axe head, possibly Neolithic, 13cm long, a flint hand axe, 6cm and a mounted card of flint, possible arrows, labelled to the card 'from a Mesolithic site at Foxbury, Hambledon, Surrey, 1937'I/Provenance: The Estate of the late Diana & Gospatric Home, Lily Farm, Bucks
- A GROUP OF CARVED STONE AXESA group
A GROUP OF CARVED STONE AXESA group of carved stone axes, Pre-historic or later Comprising carved stone ax heads of various stones, sizes and forms, 9 pieces Largest: 4" H x 4.75" L x 1.75' W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: Largest: 4" H x 4.75" L x 1.75' W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
- Three hand axes, two likely Neolithic;
Three hand axes, two likely Neolithic; multiple chips and flaws, as-is condition; largest item measuring L 5" x 2"Provenance: Collected between 1945-1960 by Carl O. Winberg, former United States Government diplomat, agricultural attache and Foreign Service officer serving across Indonesia, India Burma, Bangladesh and Australia; thence by descent to the present owner.
- PLAINS INDIAN STONE AND WOOD HANDLE
PLAINS INDIAN STONE AND WOOD HANDLE AXE, 19TH CENTURYPlains Indian Stone and Wood Handle Axe, 19th Century
- A GROUP OF LARGE CARVED STONE AXESA
A GROUP OF LARGE CARVED STONE AXESA group of large carved stone axes, Pre-historic or later Comprising three large ax heads of various stones and shapes, 3 pieces Largest: 4.75" H x 8.5" L x 3" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: Largest: 4.75" H x 8.5" L x 3" W Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
- STONE AGE ACHEULEAN ARABIAN PRESTIGE
STONE AGE ACHEULEAN ARABIAN PRESTIGE HAND AXEArabian Peninsula, Jordan, Acheulean, ca. 1.2 million to 500,000 years ago. This amazingly rare hand axe was found in an extremely rare location - the Arabian Desert in Jordan in the 1950's by a London collector. Not only is this hand axe in supreme original condition, it shows incredible flaking and form and an extremely thin, bone-piercing pick end that has survived prehistory, unbroken - a true museum-class example! The is unusually bulbous, likely designed as such to allow a firm grip when used, a practical function as it cushioned the blows to the hand when this axe was used in large game butchering tasks. However the workmanship of this tool suggests this was an item of prestige rather than utilitarian. While simple, it represents the first intelligent design type known to science that was made by primitive humans. Prior to these Acheulian tools, only crude pebble tools existed in the human fossil record. Size: 6.5" L x 3.75" W (16.5 cm x 9.5 cm)
This is an investment-grade Paleolithic artifact. Specimens like this are one in many, many thousands and are exceptionally rare - this piece is "as found" and original condition. Acheulian hand axes of this quality are rare and recent realized prices at major auction houses are proving what we have been saying for years that authentic high grade tools of primitive man remain one of the most promising investments.
Provenance: ex-Bowyer collection, London, UK, found in the 1950s
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#175612
Condition:
Intact and complete, without repair or restoration. Choice bi-color patina from long-term surface exposure on one side.
- FOUR ANTIQUE AMERICAN INDIAN STONE
FOUR ANTIQUE AMERICAN INDIAN STONE IMPLEMENTSThree axe heads and one club head.
- Papua New Guinea Presentation Stone
Papua New Guinea Presentation Stone Axe, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, 19th century the large slate head on stylized hardwood haft with ornate rattan basketry wrapping length 29.5 in — 74.9 cm
- A Chinese jade tool possibly an
A Chinese jade tool possibly an axe head sharpened at one end raised Chinese character marks and figure museum or collectors reference ''China (Han Dyn c200BC) IF.C.L.2'' approx. 20.5 cm long.
- A COLLECTION OF PREHISTORIC STONE
A COLLECTION OF PREHISTORIC STONE TOOLSThe collection of celts and axe heads is offered as shown.Sizes range from 4 to 6.5 inches.The condition is as shown in the images with some being chipped.Provenance: The 40 year collection of Father Tom Wiederholt, Kansas City, Missouri. Tom was a close personal friend of scholar and curator Ralph 'Ted' Coe who advised Tom on most of his acquisitions.
- GROOVED AXE. Early stone relic.
GROOVED AXE. Early stone relic. 5.5"l. 2.75"w. 2"d.
- 8 STONE BLADES AND SCRAPERS8 different
8 STONE BLADES AND SCRAPERS8 different stone implements including several axe and adze blades, scrapers, and carving tools. Region: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: Circa 1900. Material: Stones, Rocks, Minerals Dimensions: Largest 5" x 3" Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
- TAINO CARVED STONE TOOL Ceremonial
TAINO CARVED STONE TOOL Ceremonial double-bladed blackstone axe head, with face at one end on one side, 5 1/4" x 9" x 1 1/2".
- PALEOLITHIC MAURITANIAN ACHEULEAN
PALEOLITHIC MAURITANIAN ACHEULEAN STONE HAND AXEWestern Africa, Mauritania, Lower Paleolithic, Acheulean period, ca. 700,000 to 130,000 years ago. This is a large hand axe made and used by early humans of the species Homo erectus (ergaster) of a bifacial and convex form, hand-knapped from a desert red quartzite. The tool is defined by a thick handle end, sharpened edges, and a broad curved cutting tip. Acheulean hand axes represent some of the earliest tools made by our ancestors, and this example has a surface that is polished to a smooth, almost silky surface from exposure, attesting to the tool's great age. During the time of this axe, there were large elephant and hippopotamus species as well as giraffe species in Africa that primitive humans would have hunted. An axe like this was necessary for butchering such large kills and scraping hides. Size: 6" L x 3" W (15.2 cm x 7.6 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000
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#169682
Condition:
Great weathered patina and smooth edges. Intact and excellent. Inventory and description label on one face.
- A GROUP OF STONE IMPLEMENTSA group
A GROUP OF STONE IMPLEMENTSA group of stone implements, Pre-historic or later Comprising a group of carved stone objects including ax heads, net stones or sinkers, a mortar or paint pot, and a flat mortar and oval grinding stone, 11 pieces Dimensions: Largest: 1.25" H x 17.25" W x 10" D; smallest: 2.25" H x 2.5" W x 1.5" D
- African carved wood axe pair, 21-1/2"L
African carved wood axe pair, 21-1/2"L
- MISSISIPPI CULTURE STONE AXE HEAD,
MISSISIPPI CULTURE STONE AXE HEAD, CA 1000 AD Full Groove Double-Bit Axe Head in black stone, 5" long, refined form still holding edges.