Lot 125
A collection of nine Scandinavian Neolithic stone implements, circa 2000 B.C.
Auction: 9 May 2009 at 11:00 BST
Description
to include a shaft-hole axe hammer with a rounded butt, tapering to a curved cutting edge, 16cm long; a polished stone shaft-hole axe hammer, with a rounded butt, tapering to a curved cutting edge, ink inscription, 11.5cm long; another example, tapering at both ends, 12cm long; an unfinished example, unfinished shaft-hole, tapering to a cutting edge, labeled 'Sweden', 11.5cm long; a small partially polished stone axe, with a curved cutting edge, 8cm long; a large polished stone axe, with a curved cutting edge, tapering to a point, cracked and repaired, labeled 'Gotland', 21cm long; two small hammer stones, one round and the other conical, some repairs and remains of a label; a circular stone weight, of disc form with central hole and carved linear decoration, 4.5cm diameter (9)
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of James Curle (1862-1944) of Priorwood House, Melrose and thence by descent.