Lot 23
NEOLITIHIC FLINT DAGGER
TYPE I. SOUTHERN SCANDINAVIA, C. 2300 B.C.
Auction: 28 May 2026 from 13:00 BST
Description
knapped light grey flint, of lanceolate form, tapering to a point, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
26.2cm long
Provenance
Private collection, Denmark, formed mid-20th century, subsequently in a Belgian private collection
Footnote
Type I flint daggers, characterised by their lanceolate shape, mark the transition from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age in Denmark around 2350 BC. These daggers were influenced by metal dagger designs from cultures such as the Unetice and Bell Beaker groups of Central Europe.