Name: Auction: AFRICAN NEOLITHIC STONE AXE, CAPSIAN CULTURE NORTHWEST SAHARA, 8TH – 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 882 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Classical Ancient Art - 21st March 2024 at 2pm

Form Through Time - 21st March 2024 at 2pm

March 2024’s inaugural Classical Ancient Art auction featured a fine range of ancient works of art and sculpture from a number of private collections.Highlights include three extraordinary over life-size Roman portrait busts, boasting an 18th-century provenance linked to the renowned Cobham Hall collection. Additionally, the auction showcases two sizable volute-kraters, credited to the White Saccos Painter and published in Trendall (1991). Another standout piece is a Roman sarcophagus lid, bearing a 19th-century provenance tied to a Scottish baronial property.It is followed by the latest edition of our Form Through Time auction, which unveils a diverse array of Ancient, African, and Oceanic art, along with sculptures formed by the natural world. Notable highlights encompass an extraordinary Taino stool, an fine assortment of Oceanic staffs and clubs, a substantial private collection of Luristan art and a captivating <a href="/auctions/classical-ancient-art-form-through-time-761/lot/27" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cycladic torso</a>.

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Alexander Tweedy | Specialist, African Art & Antiquities | Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers

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carved and polished granite, from a broad cutting edge, the body tapering to a small point at the base, raised on a bespoke mount

AFRICAN NEOLITHIC STONE AXE, CAPSIAN CULTURE

NORTHWEST SAHARA, 8TH – 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

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