Ancient Egypt, Pre Dynastic Flint Pair of Tools
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This pair of brown flint tools from Predynastic Egypt, dating to c. 5000–4000 BC, comprises a 7.1 cm leaf-shaped blade and a 6.5 cm arrow-shaped blade.
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Description from the seller
Brown flint tools, one leaf-shaped and one arrow-shaped blade.
Size: 7.1 cm L and 6.5 cm L - 2 3/4 inches and 2 916 inches
Material: Flint
Culture: Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, c. 5th-4th Millennium B.C.
Condition: Intact
Provenance: From the private collection of Sydney Horne, 1920s-1940s. Ex TimeLine Auction, lot 12.
Literature: Cf. Aufrère, S., Collections des Musées départementaux de Seine-Maritime, Rouen, 1987, pp.188-190, for comparable examples.
The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.
This item do not need an export licence within the EU.
The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU
Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK.
Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.
Brown flint tools, one leaf-shaped and one arrow-shaped blade.
Size: 7.1 cm L and 6.5 cm L - 2 3/4 inches and 2 916 inches
Material: Flint
Culture: Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, c. 5th-4th Millennium B.C.
Condition: Intact
Provenance: From the private collection of Sydney Horne, 1920s-1940s. Ex TimeLine Auction, lot 12.
Literature: Cf. Aufrère, S., Collections des Musées départementaux de Seine-Maritime, Rouen, 1987, pp.188-190, for comparable examples.
The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.
This item do not need an export licence within the EU.
The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU
Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK.
Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.
Details
Culture
Ancient Egypt, Pre Dynastic
Century/timeframe
Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, c. 5th-4th Millennium B.C.
Name of object
Pair of Tools
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2020
Material
Flint
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Previous owner - year acquired
1987
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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