A nice and polished Danish neolithic daggertime axe dating to 2200-1800 BC.

The axe has a 'hanging', slightly assymmetrical edge. The blade of the axe is broade, immitating the early metal axes made of copper and bronze in this period.

Very nicely polished and sharp edge.

Size: c. 12,5 cm.

Condition: Nearly superb...

A nicely executed thinbutted Danish Neolithic silex axe, dating to mid-late 4th mill. BC.

Unpolished axe with nice proprotions and clear 'seams' along the edges. Very nice workmanship.

Thinbutted axes were developed to help neolithic people to clear the forest to prepare the land for farming. The largest specimens - up to 40 cm - were put down in marches as offers.

Size is 20 cm, so a larger specimen - c. 7,8 inches.

Condition: Choice axe, w...

An interesting selection of four Danish Neolithic axes, all dating to the 3rd. mill BC.

All axes are of the smaller, thinbladed type, that began to emerge and refine during the early 3rd mill. BC. Two axes / adzes with hollow edge and two nearly perfectly symmetrical. All are very nice examples of the neolithic toolbox...

Tahenetdjehuty – tA-Hnt-DHwty Type 2

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Tahenetnebkhemenu – tA-Hnt-nb-xmnw

The name means ‘The one who is protected by Toth’

Daressy suggests that Tahenetdjehuty is from the Bab el Gasus Cache and is the same person as Tahenetnebkhemenu, see Estatuetas funerárias Egípcias da XXI dinastia, pg. 417-418. See also Liliane Aubert pg...

A pair of rare thin-bladed Danish Danish neolithic axes dating to 3rd mill BC.

Both axes have long, slim blades and sharp edges, almost like chisels but they are axes.

One axe is fully polished on the sides, the other is unpolished. Comes with old collection tag, and finding places written on the side. (Kirke Stillinge, 1938, and Moen)

Sizes: c. 14 - 14,3 cm in length.

Condition: Nice Very fine, with beautiful orange-brown patinas...

A scarce thinbutted Danish Neolithic silex axe, mid-late 4th mill. BC.

The axe has a rarely seen feature with a carved ring in the middle of the head. Most thinbladed axes doesn't have this kind of fitting, so this specimen must have been fastened to the shaft in a different way than usual. Maybe used as an adze.

Size is 17 cm - 6,7 inches.

Condition: Choice axe, w. smaller chips. Resharpened in antiquity. Beautiful calky, white patina.

Ex...

Ancient European Neolithic 5500 - 2750 BC. Cucuteni Trypillia Tripolye Culture Mother Goddess Ceramic Figurine.

This female ceramic figurine made by the Neolithic Age people known to scholars as the Cucuteni -Trypillia culture.

These people, known for their massive settlements that rivaled the earliest cities in Mesopotamia in size, flourished on the territory of Eastern Europe in what is now Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova from, 7,500 to 4,750 years ago...

Khonsuenrenep – xnsw-n-rnp

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Khonsemrenep, Khonsuemrenep, Khonsouemrenep, Khonsuenrenpet.

The name means ‘Khonsu is a youngling’

Wab-priest of Amen, Scribe of the domain of Khonsu Liliane Aubert mentions other intriguing functions of this important priest. “The inscriptions adorning his sarcophagus (Niwinski pg. 118) tells us that he was “Scribe of organiz...

Large lanceolate hand axe made of a flake of tan quartzite. Bifacial tool with carefully worked front side. The rougher back side with fewer removals. Cutting edges and surface weathered by sand and wind action.
This type of tool making stands for the presence of Palaeolithic populations in North Africa.
For the hominid evolution in the Sahara and North Africa, cf. Brown University Course ARCH 1616: Brett Kaufman. Between Sahara and Sea: North Africa from Human Origins to Islam. Pr...

A scarce set of four Danish Neolithic silex blades. Two daggers and two spear points, dating to Daggertime, 2200-2000 BC.

The blades are all very thin and skillfully knapped in antiquity. Two blades of lancet dagger type and two spear points / javelins.

Collectors tags on three of the blades!

Sizes: c. 8,6 -12,7 cm

Condition: Fine-Very fine. A nice lot with beautiful patinas. One of the spearpoints is repaired, as seen on pictures.

Provena...

A beautifully executed thickbutted Danish Neolithic Axe from late 4th / early 3rd mill. BC.

During this period the thickbutted axe became a widely spread supplement to the thinbutted axe in the toolbox of Neolithic Man.

This specimen is very beautifully executed with no polishing. What you get is what a skilled flintsmith could achieve by hitting and knapping a block of flint. Clear, 'seamed' edges and a well-balanced symmetrical axe head.

Size: 18,5 cm - c....

A huge collection of 19 flint blades and flakes dating to around 5th-4th mill B.C. Some could also be earlier since blades like these were used through both Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. They were easy to make and very sharp and efficient tools.

Many from this collection still have sharp edges, and could be used today.

Sizes up to ca. 10-12 cm.

Condition: A very fine collection with nice patinas.

Ex Private collection - many with tags.

An attractive large unpolished, thinbutted Danish neolithic axe dating to late 4th-early 3rd mill BC.

The axe is fully polished on the sides. The edge has been reknapped in Antiquity. Comes with old collection tag, and finding place/year witten on the side. (Kirke Stillinge, 1938)

Size: c. 20 cm. in length.

Condition: Very fine, re-sharpened in antiquity. An impressive axe with nice grey patination.

Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1...

A fine specimen of a Danish Neolithic Battle Mace, dating to Single Grave Period - c. 2800-2400 B.C.

The mace is carved from hardstone with an elliptical body. In the center a furrow - approx. 0,5 deep and 1 cm. wide - is carved, to make a secure fastening of the mace to the wooden shaft.

Size: 11 x 5 x 6 cm - weighing 720 gr.

Condition: A choice mace with very few imperfections. Nice patination.

Ex. Private collection.

*** This item com...

A choice and large tanged bronze lance, Ancient Near East, mid 2nd. mill. BC BC. 'Luristan' Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

A very impressive and decorative bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 35,5 cm. long.

Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.

E...

A nice pair of Danish Neolithic silex Daggers. The daggers date to early Daggertime - c. 2200-2000 BC.

Skillfully shaped, thin blades with 'seamed' edges.

An interesting pair of neolithic daggers.

Size: c. 12 & 13,5 cm - 5-5,5 inches.

Condition: Nice. Intact daggers with nice patinas and smaller losses.

Ex. Danish Private collection.

***This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license w...

The name Pakaru means "the Palestinian" so Pakaru was of foreign origin, he was also called Ahanéferamon, the fighter of Amen see Aubert.

In the spring of 1891 Mohammed Abd el-Rassul discovered what tomb is now known as Cache II. The same person discovered the so-called tomb Cache I (BD320)in 1882.

153 coffins of which 101 double coffins and 153 mummies of priests Amen, princesses and princes were found in the grave (Cache II).

In addition, countless grave goods we...

Shabti for Djedkhonsuiuefankh (I) Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun

Djedkhonsuiuefankh – Dd-xnsw-iwf-anx

Also known as Amennioutnakht

The name means ‘Khonsu has said, he will live

God’s father of Amen-Re, the king of the gods, Steward, Overseer of the double Granary, Chief scribe of Amen-Re.

In several publications the Wab-priest Djedkhonsuiuefankh has been linked to A.141 but given the...