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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1490279
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A small selection of ancient archery, from different epoques and cultures.

The set includes a high quality knapping North-European barbed silex point (late 3rd. mill. BC), another Silex or Scert point Noth Africa/Egypt, (4th.-3rd. mill. BC), a high quality Greco-Persian bronze point with long tang and fine details! (Later 1st. mill. BC), A Greek period bronze point, probably European, A Roman triangular socketed point and another socketed point with a fine red patina, proably Near Eas...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre AD 1000 item #1489378
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A set of exceptional Neolithic axes, Vietnam or Cambodian stoneage, Neolithic period / Pre-Dong Son, c. 6000-2000 BC.

By far the finest neolithic axes we've ever seen / sold in the 25 years we've been in business! Made in a lovely deep red-brown stone, high quality hardstone, much better than the stone types usually used for axes in this period in SE Asia.

One axe of a well-known Red River type with a square large tang, the other of simple flat polished form. Both with the...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1489376
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$950.00
A rare and quite attractive set of two knives and a sicle type of cutter (3), knapped in finely patinated Silex, Egyptian stoneage / Neolithic period, 5200 - 4000 BC.

These comes from an old French collection and the two knives with tags in white and black ink giving the finding place to 'Fayoum' and 'Le Fayoum' - a region just south of Cairo, close to the Nile.

Rarely seen and a must for collectors of Egypt antiquities.

Size: Each between 9-10 cm. in length.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1489024
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$195.00
A bronze sickle with three raised ribs to the outside of the curve and with the reverse flat, Germany, Early Bronzeage bronze sicle, c. 1800 BC. The interesting type with the large knob at the base.

Size: 136 mm.

Condition: Choice Very fine, intact with a nice glossy dark green patina and uncleaned deposits.

Ex. Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1970-1999.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1489023
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$250.00
A fine bronzeage weapon celt, North European bronzeage, later 2nd. mill. BC. Specimen probably from Northern Germany.

The celt with a loop in the side, fine sturdy design and probably made for warfare and not wood-carving.

Size: 83 mm. tall.

Ex. Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1970-1999.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1488147
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$250.00
A fine lot of two later bronze age military weapons, Ancinet Near East 2nd.-1st. millenium BC.

Lance of a type used by the armies of the great Empires in the Ancient Near East of the 1st. mill. BC., fine glossy patina, tiny piece of the tip lost, 28 cm. and 2) a sturdy attractive bronze dagger with central midrip and very broad triangular blade. Excellent metal and intact. 25 cm.

Ex. Danish Private collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1488145
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$235.00
A super lot of three ancient tanged Bronze daggers from Ancient Near East. Types of the 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.

The lot consist of:
1) A choice and beautiful dagger, c. 26 cm, long with high shoulders and a prominent central midrib, 2nd. mill. BC. On this dagger you can see where the handle of bone or wood once was - very interesting!
2) A nice smaller dagger with rounded shoulders, 3rd. millenium BC, 17,8 cm. long.
3) A 23,1 cm. bronze dagger with early type of p...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Greek : Bronze : Pre AD 1000 item #1487916
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$125.00
A fine Neck-ring or Torc, European dated to the bronzeage, c. 1500-1100 BC.

Twisted bronze collar ring from the Middle Bronze Age of Central Europe.

Size: 13,3 cm. wide.

Condition: Very fine, intact with minor corrossion and small chips to the finials.

Old German Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1487507
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$195.00
A very large and impressive Neolithic period stamp seal, provenanced to Amüg-Ebene near Antioch in Western Mesopotamia / Eastern Anatolia, c. 6th. millenium BC of even earlier.

Rectangular seal of grey stone with a long ridged pierced handle and a grit pattern in the base.

Size: 40 mm. long and 23 mm. wide, c. 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Near VF, one corner chipped, lightly affecting the imprint. With earthern deposits.

Comes with the original 1995 ID ca...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1486438
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$95.00
A lot of three lovely points in silex and 1 in a fine translucent hardstone from the private collection of P.F. Wulff found in St. Francis County in Arkansas. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The hardstone point is probably made in agate and is very beautiful in hand. They can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC, but 1 could be much earlier. Very hard material and amazing th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1486437
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$100.00
A lot of three lovely points in fine silex and other finer stones from the private collection of P.F. Wulff. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The three points carved in a better silex type of stone. They can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC. Hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refined artifacts of this size. With finding place to St. Francis Coun...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1486436
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$95.00
A lot of three lovely points in silex and other finer hardstones from the private collection of P.F. Wulff. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The three points carved in hardstone and probably silex. 1 is Paleo-Indian from c. 10.000-8000 BC, the other two are later Neolithic points and incl. a rare elaborate type. Very hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refine...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1486435
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$95.00
A lot of three lovely points in silex and other finer hardstones from the private collection of P.F. Wulff found in St. Francis County in Arkansas (see note). We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The three points are carved in silex and other stone. They can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC. Very hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refined artifacts...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1486432
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$100.00
A lot of 4 lovely points in fine hardstones and silex from the private collection of P.F. Wulff. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

Two of four points are carved in scarce translucent hardstone, probably agate, and two probably in silex. One is Paleo-Indian from c. 10.000-8000 BC and others can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC. Very hard material and amazing that they could...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1486431
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$100.00
A lot of three lovely points in silex and other finer hardstones from the private collection of P.F. Wulff. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The three points carved in hardstones and probably silex. They can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC, but 1 could be much earlier. Very hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refined artifacts of this size. With...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1486430
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$85.00
A lot of two lovely points in fine pinkish hardstone from the private collection of P.F. Wulff, found St. Francis County in Arkansas. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The two points carved in scarce translucent hardstone, not silex. They can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC. Very hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refined artifacts of this size....
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1486428
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$115.00
A group of 5 scarce micro projectiles in fine stones from the private collection of P.F. Wulff, found in St. Francis County in Arkansas. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

Lot of 5 choice points carved in different coloured stones. These can be dated from the Paleo-Indian to Neolithic periods c. 10.000-800 BC, Very hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refined arti...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1486426
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$115.00
A lot of three lovely points in fine hardstones from the private collection of P.F. Wulff. We're selling this very old collection in smaller lots to give everyone a chance to own a small piece of the pre-historic Americas!

The three points carved in scarce translucent hardstone, not silex. Two of them can probably be dated to the 2nd.-1st. millenium BC, but 1 could be much earlier. Very hard material and amazing that they could manage to make such refined artifacts of this size. With...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1486122
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$395.00
Interesting and very impressive massive armring, the bronze mixed with some silver to make a whiter alloy, Achaemenid or pre-Achaemenid period, ancient near east, 1st. mill. BC.

Thick and massive bracelet with complicated bimetalic design with twisted copper-wire, and larger twisted rods and ending in stylised animal heads. The bracelet with a lovely warm brown find patina.

Size: 83 mm. wide, weighing 407 grams.

Condition: Choice and intact.

Ex. Old ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1486024
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$165.00
Terrific hand axe from Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BC.

A finely knapped bifacial axe with finely curving shape to a thick center and done in a lovely mottled brown silex or chert.

During this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape, ideal for hunter and gathering cultures.

Size: 12,5 cm.

Condition: Near mint, fantastic patina!.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1486023
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$175.00
Atttractive larger hand axe from Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BC.

A finely knapped bifacial axe with finely curving shape to a thick center and done in a fine pinky-brown and grey silex or chert. Partly polished glossy, especially on the sharp bit.

During this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape, ideal for hunter and gathering cultures.

Size:...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1486021
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$150.00
Fine hand axe from Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BC.

A finely knapped bifacial in a lovely pinky-brown silex or chert, with inclusions. Partly polished gloss section.

During this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape, ideal for hunter and gathering cultures.

Size: 12,2 cm. x 5,5 cm.

Condition: Near mint, a few microscopic dents to th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1485876
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$395.00
Lot of mainly very early stone- and bronzeage amulets and seals Mesopotamia - dating 7th.-1th. mill. BC

These are all from the Gustav Oberländer and comes with his ID-Cards included in the sale.

Interesting group including some very early Pre-Halaf amulets to later amulets 7th.-1th. mill. BC.

Size: The largest amulet in Jet-Black stone is 35 mm. long.

Basically intact with smooth wear, some with engravings.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1485871
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$225.00
A fine set of three bronze and copper daggers, East Caspian Sea area, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.

The set includes one extremely fine dagger of later fabric, probably 1200-800 BC with a long bend tang.

Size: 177 mm., 173 mm., and 147 mm.

Condition: Choice VF to Extremely fine, uncleaned with sandy deposits.

Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1485870
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$465.00
Lovely bronze battle axe, Ancient Near East, early 2nd. millenium BC.

Finely made battle axe with a long enforced and narrow blade with a ridge at the top and an elaborately made socket in a zoomorphic shape with a broad decorated backplate.

Size: 114 mm. long and 67 mm. tall.

Condition: Very fine, intact with a rough uncleaned encrusted green patina over beautiful brown and red surfaces. Can be cleaned.

Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Co...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1485124
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$95.00
A finely knapped spearpoing, Danish Daggertime, c. 2200-1800 BC.

Typical for the period with short tang and knapped in an attractively patinated greyish silex / flint.

Size: 8,1 cm.

Ex. Danish private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1484830
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$6,850.00
We're happy to present a very rare and absolutely stunning Danish Fishtail dagger, latest neolithic fase in Daggertime, around 1800 BC.

The rather large dagger with finely made microseams on each side of the handle. On this type, the cross-section of the handle is diamond-shaped on the front and more oval flat on the back. The handle is also decorated with a particularly beautiful mid-seam. The blade worked very thin and symethric.

Size: c. 19,4 cm.

Condition: ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1483548
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$175.00
A small coll. of four Danish Neolithic Daggertime blades, dating to around 2200-2000 BC.

The lot consist of a small spear, 8,5 cm. Two fragments of daggers, 9 & 6,5 cm and a toothedged sickle / saw, measuring 12 cm.

An interesting collection of nice neolithic blades and fragments.

Condition: The spear is intact, the other pieces are large fragments. Nice patinas and old collection tags on all pieces.



Ex Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1483537
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$250.00
A nice collection of three Danish early Neolithic 'Step axes' dating to 4th-3rd mill. B.C.

This is also known as the perid of the 'Erteboelle'-culture, during which the use of hard stone for tools and weapons became more frequent.

All three axes a grinded to a cylindrical design, with an asymmetrical edge, suggesting they were mounted as adzes, on the woodden shaft in antiquity.

Sizes: 12,5, 11,5 & 10,5 cm.

Condition: Choice axes - as made.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1483487
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$285.00
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.

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1483392
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$350.00
A lovely slender type of Danish Neolthic battle axe, c. 2800-2400 BC.

A cute well-proportioned battle axe with sharp lines and smoothly polished edges!

Size: 11,3 cm.

Ex. Old German Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1483216
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A really nice specimen of the sought after type III flint / silex dagger, c. 2000-1800 BC.

Very attractive and finely made neolithic dagger from the latest fase of the Danish stoneage neolithic period.

The dagger is classified within the type III group of daggers. The cross-section of the handle is square shaped and both surfaces and edges of the handle and blade has the classic "stitching" style of flaking. Stitched handles first appear with type III daggers. This configur...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1482524
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$95.00
A well-made flanged Javelin head, Danish stoneage, Neolithic period, Daggertime, latest fase, after 2000 BC.

Size: c. 8 cm. long.

Condition: Basically Intact with smaller ancient losses. Fine mottled brown patina.

Old danish collection of Estate Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964).

*** This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license will be issued after sale - estimated delivery of the item with offici...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1482404
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$225.00
A finely grooved and scarce Danish macehead in granite, Single Grave period, 3rd. millenium BC.

The artifact is polished to a symethric compressed oval form with a deep groove in the center. These were made by the singlegrave culture and was used as a weapon alongside the battle axes from this culture.

Size: 83 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice, with fine patina and undamaged.

Ex. Private Collection.

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1482394
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$285.00
A finely patinated Danish Neolithic sickle, dating back to the later neolithic period, ca. 2600-2200 B.C.

A sickle of a good size, measuring c. 15,5 cm. long. Nice workmanship with an old inventory number in white ink.

The patina is a warm even brown colour! Very attractive.

Condition: Choice, with a few minor ancient chips from use as seen in the pictures, covered by patina.

Ex. Old danish collection.

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1481907
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$350.00
A lovely small childs dagger, made in the late neolithic period, Daggertime-bronzeage, c. 2000-1600 BC.

Finely knapped in dark fossilized silex!

Size: 11 cm.

Condition: Near mint!

Ex. Danish Collection

This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license will be issued after sale - estimated delivery of the item with official license is 2-4 weeks after the sale.