Auction 154 – 5 - 9 December 2023
Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Part 1: Tu, 05.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 2: We, 06.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 07.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 4: Fr, 08.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 5: Sa, 09.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: We, 06.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 07.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 4: Fr, 08.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 5: Sa, 09.12.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description
Stone Age Twydall Flint Hand Tool
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P. Substantial flake with broad butt, small portion of cortex to the butt with inked legend '1731 / TWYDALL'. The Twydall finds are discussed in F.R. Beresford, Palaeolithic Material From Lower Twydall Chalk Pit In Kent: The Cook And Killick Collection in Lithics, Vol.39, 2021. 413 grams, 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.).
Found Twydall, Kent, UK. Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915. Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections. Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis. Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall.
[No Reserve]
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Bidding
| Price realized | 25 GBP |
| Starting price | 5 GBP |
| Estimate | 50 GBP |
The auction is closed.
