Lot 255
A mahogany collector's cabinet
Auction: 17 July 2010 at 11:00 BST
£1,250
Description
with four drawers, each with turned ivory handles, containing fifteen axe heads of various sizes, thrity-one arrow heads; a Roman oil lamp; and thirty-three fossils and various early stone weights
Dimensions
33cm wide, 46cm high, 20cm deep
Footnote
Note: These items have been assessed by the Treasure Trove unit and are legal to sell.
The collection of stone axe heads include an example from Egypt, a greenstone [of Langdale, Cumbria] example found in Dumfriesshire. Two examples from the West Linton area can be found amongst the arrow heads. The fossils include six ammonites and a shark's tooth.