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A large Paleolithic or Neolithic flint axe head, reputedly Lake District. Length 18 cm.

A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JUG Yangshao culture, Machang phase, earthenware with rounded body, tall upright neck and flared mouth rim, a single loop lug to the shoulder and a protruding curved barb, decorated maroon-brown ground decorated in black painted geometric pattern, flat base 26cm high From a private Singapore family collection, acquired 1970s-1990s, and thence by descent This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Loo Seh Chong.

A LARGE NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR Yangshao culture, Machang phase, earthenware modelled in globular form tapering to a narrow base, two loop lugs at sides, narrow flared mouth, decorated in geometric zoomorphic pattern conjoined limbs and torso, the exterior surface shows imprinted plant root pattens 40cm high From a private Singapore family collection, acquired 1970s-1990s, and thence by descent Additional Information: For a similar example see; Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Large Neolithic Jar, object number 1998-17-3 Condition Information: There is loss to the paint and a chip to the mouth rim This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Loo Seh Chong.

A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR Yangshao culture, Machang phase, earthenware modelled in globular form tapering to a narrow base, two loop lugs at sides, narrow flared mouth, decorated in geometric zoomorphic pattern conjoined limbs and torso, with Ken Soon Asiatic Art label to side 31cm high From a private Singapore family collection, acquired 1970s-1990s, and thence by descent Condition Information: There are chips at the mouth rim This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Loo Seh Chong.

A NEOLITHIC PERIOD JAR Xindian culture, earthenware in ovoid form with oblique shoulders and flanged neck, wide loop lugs at sides, decorated in double hook designs and key-fret like band to neck, flat base 39cm high From a private Singapore family collection, acquired 1970s-1990s, and thence by descent Condition Information: There are chips at the rim and minor paint loss This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Loo Seh Chong.

A GROUP OF FOUR NEOLITHIC STYLE JADE CARVINGS A russet-toned carving of a recumbent pig, two Hongshan type anthropomorphic carvings, and a bird-form carving 5.3cm to 7.3cm This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Ji Ming Lam.

A LARGE NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR Yangshao culture, Machang phase, earthenware modelled in globular form with well rounded shoulders tapering to a narrow base, two loop lugs at sides, narrow flared mouth, decorated in geometric curvilinear patterns 41cm high From a private Singapore family collection, acquired 1970s-1990s, and thence by descent Additional Information: For a similar example see; Sotheby's New York, 5th August 2021, lot.40 Condition Information: There are small chips to the rim This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Loo Seh Chong.

A large quantity of photographs on glass of neolithic flints, arrow heads, tools etc. some dated 1903-1908 plus The Bronze Ornament of the Palace Gates of Balawat and Drs Graberfeld Van Hallstat - one volume text, one volume plates

A collection of various Neolithic and later stone implements, arrow and axeheads, etc, housed in a WWI Princess Mary tin. (Qty)

(Mining and Metallurgy) Eighteen works H. H. Coghlan, J. R. Butler and George Parker. 'Ores and Metals. A Report of the Acient Mining and Metallurgy Committee, Royal Anthropological Institute,' printed card wraps, ex libris Courtney Library, compliment slip, ink owner signature R. D. Penhallurick, vg to fine, The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1963; Dennis Britton. 'Traditions of Metal-Working in the Later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Britain: Part I,' signed by the author to front printed wrap, ex libris, vg to fine, Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society for 1963-Vol. XXIX; Harold Peake. 'The Origin and Early Spread of Ironworking,' thin printed paper wraps, some rust to staple bind, ex libris, Reprinted from The Geographical Review col. XXIII, No.4, October 1933; With one other copy; J. H. Collins. 'Principals of Metal Mining,' Collin' Elementary Science Series, original cloth, ex libris, good, William Collins, Sons, & Co, London and Glasgow, [1875]; R. F. Tylecote. 'The Prehistory of Metallurgy in the British Isles,' first edition, unclipped dj sun faded to edges, ex libris label, vg, The Institute of Metals, London, 1986; 'A History of Metallurgy,' first edition, printed wraps, vg, The Metals Society, 1976; Michael Ryab (ed). 'The Origins of Metallurgy in Atlantic Europe. Proceedings of the Fifth Atlantic Colloquium. Dublin 30th March to 4th April 1978,' card wraps, plates and illustrations throughout, vg, The Stationery Office, Dublin, [1978]; With a battered sixth edition, 'Metalliferpus Minerals and Mining' and seven other reports. (18)

CLAUDE FLIGHT (BRITISH 1881-1955) ⊕ SPEEDsigned CLAUDE FLIGHT upper left; numbered 11/50 lower leftlinocut printed in cobalt blue, yellow ochre, vermilion and Prussian blue on buff oriental laid paper 22.5 cm by 30cm; 9 x 11 1/4 in (with margins) 50 x 55cm; 19 3/4 x 21 3/4in (framed) Property from an English Private Collector Literature Claude Flight, Lino-cuts: A Hand-book of Linoleum-cut Colour Printing, London, 1927, illustrated on the frontispiece Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age, London, 1995, p. 74, illustration of another example from the same edition London is itself a Futurist City! Look at this brilliant-hued motor buses, these enormous glaring posters (Filippo Marinetti) Printed in 1922, Flight was instrumental in the burgeoning interest in linocut printing after the First World War, and selected the present image to adorn the frontispiece of his first linocut textbook, Lino-cuts: A Hand-book of Linoleum-cut Colour Printing published in 1927 while teaching linocut classes at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, London Before the War Flight had attended Heatherley's School of Art, where he met his first wife. During the War he served in France as Captain in the Army Service Corps, there he purchased a neolithic chalk cave dug deep into the banks of the Seine near Paris (it subsequently became his regular summer retreat, to which he would invite his art students). In 1922 he married again, this time to Edith Lawrence, already an established artist who worked in various media, including linocuts. Encouraged by Lawrence, Flight began to explore the medium for himself, finding it a compelling format for illustrating contemporary subject matter. He argued that the linocut was the medium of choice because it came with no historical baggage, there were no restrictions on what it could represent and linoleum was readily available, simple to work and easy to print up. In short it was the modern medium for the modern age and very much of the moment, offering the potential to introduce contemporary art to the home or the flat of the ordinary person. In like manner, influenced by the Italian Futurists, Flight considered it the perfect way to capture the machine age and metropolitan life, expressing through his subject matter speed, dynamism and energy as in the present work. Flight noted: 'Traffic problems, transport problems; everybody is on the rush either for work or pleasure... the Painter cannot but be influenced by the restlessness of his surroundings' (The Original Colour Print Magazine, vol. 2, 1925). The course Flight taught on linocut printing at the Grosvenor School between 1926 and 1930 and subsequently at his French cave was eagerly attended, attracting many keen adherents who became masters of the medium. His students included the likes of British artists Cyril Power and Sybil Andrews, Australians Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme, New Zealander Frank Weitzel and Swiss artist Lill Tschudi, all of whom created a remarkable body of printed work, and are collectively known as the Grosvenor School of artists. Not surprisingly, Flight was a very popular teacher. Eveline Syme recalled: 'Sometimes in his classes it is hard to remember that he is teaching so complete is the camaraderie between him and his students. He treats them as fellow artists rather than pupils, discusses with them and suggests to them, never dictates or enforces. At the same time he is so full of enthusiasm for his subject, and his ideas are so clearly reasoned, that it is impossible for his students not to be influenced by him.' ('Claude Flight and his Teaching', The Recorder, no. 3, September 1929). With his zeal for the medium, Flight promoted linocuts in a series of exhibitions he organised in the inter-War years, including eight annual British Linocut Exhibition shows at the Redfern Gallery (1929-31) and the Ward Gallery (1933-37). In collaboration with the Redfern Gallery, in the 1930s Flight and his students also arranged Linocut exhibitions as far afield as America, Canada, China and Australia. Executed on very thin semi-transparent ‘oriental’ / handmade(?) paper glued along the top edge to the artists’ original separate sheet of yellow washed backing paper which has been taped to the backboard at the top left and right corners. Some slight handling marks and time staining to the paper, notable along the bottom edge / towards the lower left corner, hidden by the mount. Overall this work is in very good original condition. The work is framed under glass.

An interesting Battle of Waterloo relic display, comprising; a French Cockade, and ten buttons, mounted to a card with inscription reading 'Cockade and Buttons found at Waterloo by Philip Davies Cooke', with a four Neolithic arrow/spear heads, similarly mounted to card bearing inscription 'Found at Scamridge, north of Ellerstone, near Scarborough, on the Moor, Yorkshire, given to P.B.D-C by William Baum, 1896', and a Roman fibula, with a pin made in 1670 (4)PROVENANCE: Gwysaney Hall

A Chinese spinach jade axe head, possibly Neolithic, length 8cm, width 7cm, depth 2.5cm.

A Neolithic Xiajiadian culture 2000 BC pottery tripod vessel. This tripod vessel (Li) is divided into three lobes which taper to small feet. The body is patterned with cord-impressed markings and has a neatly everted lip. Measures approx. 11.5cm H X 13m Diameter

A large Chinese Neolithic period Yangshao culture banpo type pottery amphora. The body is decorated with incised circles. Flanked by two loop handles. Note: For a similar vessel of this type, see Dawn of the Yellow Earth, Regina Krahl, 2000, P52Measures approx. 41m tall.

Neolithic to Shang Dynasty, Ca. 4700 BC - AD 1279. A group of ancient jade objects, comprising a Hongshan culture green jade blade of trapezoidal form, pierced with a hole at one end; a Hongshan culture jade plaque, double-pierced with a smaller hole drilled at the top; a Shang dynasty jade floral ornament with a central aperture for attachment. Size: 35-100mm x 35-75mm; Weight: 120g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Sothebys Hong Kong, Sale HK0293, 08 October 2008, Lot 2368. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Neolithic, Ca. 4000 BC. An arc-shaped agate of Beiyinyangying culture two small holes pierced at each end Size: 115mm x 13mm; Weight: 35g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Sotheby's 07 October 2008, lot 2368. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Neolithic, Majiayao, Ca. 3300 - 2000 BC. A pottery jar in bulbous ovoid form with a short, sharply angled neck and flaring mouth. The jar is supported on a tapering base, and the upper body is richly decorated with bold, swirling geometric motifs painted in dark brown and reddish ochre pigments over a plain ground. Size: 210mm x 160mm; Weight: 765g. Provenance: Private London collection.

A rare archaeological fragment from the Middle Jomon Period of Japan, dated approximately 5,000 years ago (ca. 3000 BCE). This ancient pottery shard represents a piece of a hand-formed earthenware vessel from one of Japan's earliest settled cultures. The surface exhibits darkened, oxidized clay typical of Jomon ceramics, with traces of early cord-marked or paddle-textured impressions. According to the included handwritten note, this shard was excavated at Setagaya in Tokyo on September 14, 1968 by H. Semba, and comes with both original English and Japanese documentation detailing the site's cultural context. Housed in a custom wooden display box, this piece is an authentic relic of Japan's Neolithic heritage and a striking artifact for collectors of early ceramics, Japanese antiquities, or world archaeology. Fragmentary as excavated, with visible fissures and wear consistent with burial and age. Stable for display. This item is stored in a wooden box.Dimensions: 4"L x 3"W x 1.5"HProvenance: Excavated at Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan in 1968. Includes typed and handwritten provenance documentation. Condition: Age related wear.

Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-4,000 B.P. Including various worked tools with cutting edges, debitage and a polished smoothing stone; most with a collector's numeric label. 3.36 kg total, 1.9-15.5 cm (3/4 - 6 1/8 in.). [66, No Reserve] Found West Clacton, Essex. Collected in the 1970s when the finder was a building inspector with Clacton & District Council. Property of a Little Oakley gentleman, Harwich, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Group of three flint arrowheads comprising leaf-shaped, triangular and chevron. Published on page 79 of the Les Pyreneens De Lake Des Glaces, a book by the author Jean-Louis Guidez. 3.08 grams total, 26-34 mm (1 - 1 3/8 in.). [3, No Reserve] From North Africa. From the collection of a French Museum in the Dordogne which closed some years ago. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or later Comprising two pregnant female figures with emphasised rounded stomach, and a male with vestigial limbs; each mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, figs.107-108, p.119, for similar idols; Various, Idoles, Au commencement etait l’image, A la Reine Margot, 22 Novembre 1990-28 Fevrier 1991, Paris, 1990, fig. 11, for similar; also see Caldwell, Duncan, ‘The Use of Animals in Birth Protection Rituals and Possible Uses of Stone Figurines from the Central Sahel’ in African Arts, UCLA, 2015 Winter issue, vol.48, no.4, Nov., pp.14-25, figs.5, letters A,N,O. 1.75 kg total, 11.3-12.1 cm (4 3/8 - 4 3/4 in.). [3, No Reserve] From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12332-224210.Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. . Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Comprising two knapped arrowheads, both with some retouching. 4.59 grams total, 25-38 mm (1 - 1 1/2 in.). [2, No Reserve] Found Huttons Ambro, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, UK, before 13 November 1999. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by two record sheets by Jim Halliday dated 8 February 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 4000-2300 B.P. With rounded blade, butt sheared off. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.2, for type. 103 grams, 80 mm (3 1/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found Tottle Brook, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

9th-11th century A.D. or earlier Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with integral loop above, inset glass bead. 1.30 grams, 19 mm (3/4 in.). Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface flint and chert arrowheads, some triangular in section, slender and scaphoid in plan; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 148 grams total, 29-70 mm (1 1/8 - 2 3/4 in.). [50, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000-4500 B.P Knapped flint with rounded butt and waisted shank, angled blade; old collector's label 'ASH./26.2.20'. 103 grams, 90 mm (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve] Found Ashmore, Dorset, UK, 26 June 2020. Acquired from the finder. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.The ‘waisted’ axe form is not common.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 127 grams total, 24-37 mm (2 - 1 1/2 in.). [50, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 4000-2300 B.P. A complete ground or polished stone axehead sub-ovate in plan, narrower at the butt end with a steep curve to the cutting edge, facetted ovate section with squared off sides. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 5.24, for type. 172 grams, 97 mm (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve] Found Tottle Brook, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 4000-2300 B.P. Highly polished with slightly concave sides, square butt, inked collector's note to one side. Cf. Glob, P.V., Danske Oldsager: Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, items 232, 234. 510 grams, 21.7 cm (8 1/2 in.). [No Reserve] Found Scandinavia 25 May 1943. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 4000-2300 B.P. Carved from a large bone fragment and drilled through the centre. 227 grams, 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found Colwick, Nottinghamshire. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 6000-4500 B.C. Comprising two leaf-shaped and two tanged examples. 7.98 grams total, 28-45 mm (1 1/8 - 1 3/4 in.). [4, No Reserve] Found in Dorset & Hampshire. Ex N. Thomas collection, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or later Carved in the round with sturdy body, swollen belly and ovoid-section head; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, figs.108-109, p.119, for similar idols; Various, Idoles, Au commencement etait l’image, A la Reine Margot, 22 Novembre 1990-28 Fevrier 1991, Paris, 1990, figs.10-11, for similar; also see Caldwell, Duncan, The Use of Animals in Birth Protection Rituals and Possible Uses of Stone Figurines from the Central Sahel, 2015 winter issue, vol.48, no.4, Nov., pp.14-25. 1.66 kg total, 15.5 cm including stand (6 1/8 in.). [No Reserve] From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12337-224209. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with flared mouth, lateral strap handles at the equator. 1.27 kg, 23 cm (9 in.). Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface barbed and taged flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, D.F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 52 grams total, 33-58 mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in.). [10, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 78 grams total, 20-41 mm (3/4 - 1 5/8 in.). [50, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with flared mouth, lateral strap handles at the equator. 4.2 kg, 42 cm (16 1/2 in.). Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface triangular barded and tanged flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, D.F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 45 grams total, 22-36 mm (7/8 - 1 3/8 in.). [25, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 6000-4500 B.C. Scaphoid in plan and lentoid in section with inked collector's number '2.00'. 110 grams, 87 x 59 x 33 mm (3 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). [No Reserve] Found Kent, UK. Ex P. Watson collection, UK, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

9th-11th century A.D. or earlier Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with integral loop above, inset knapped flint blade. 3.41 grams, 27 mm (1 1/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. Finely formed axehead in a dark diorite with asymmetric convex cutting edge, with pronounced 'seam' to upper surface; rounded 'hammer' butt, pierced to receive handle with projecting socket to underside. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333, for general form, and no.486, for an example with collared butt. 814 grams, 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). [No Reserve] From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 6000-4500 B.C. Comprising two leaf-shaped, one lentoid, and one tanged. 7.4 grams total, 26-34 mm (1 - 1 3/8 in.). [4, No Reserve] Found in Dorset & Hampshire. Ex N. Thomas collection, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 4.5 kg, 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). Ex Martin Schyoen collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 2.9 kg, 34 cm (13 1/2 in.). Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 79 grams total, 22-36 mm (7/8 - 1 3/8 in.). [50, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P. Lentoid in section with rounded blade. old collector's label 'Brecy'. 154 grams, 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). [No Reserve] From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and scaphoid flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 119 grams total, 24-35 mm (1 - 1 3/8 in.). [50, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: See our website for further information.

Collection of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman antiquities. Examples including 6th century Phrygian Fibula cloak pins, a Bronze Age dress pin, tektite, a selection of arrow heads, a Neolithic handaxe and more. Sold as seen.

A Chinese bronze ceremonial axe, yue, the C-shaped blade cast in relief with a stylised tiger, the tang incised with swirl motifs and cast with two rectangular holes, 24.8cm long x 15.1cm wideCompare with a very similar axe excavated from M1 tomb in Lingtai in 1972. Bronze weapons first appeared in ancient China around 1,800 BC, at a time when the Neolithic period was coming to an end and early states were forming. Provenance: Private collection. Purchased from Pagoda Gallery in Hong Kong, 12 March 2007.Please note this lot is to be sold without reserve.青銅浅銎虎紋耳形鉞拍品來源：英國私人收藏，2007年3月12日購自香港永基骨董。* 請注意本品不設底價 Condition Report: with green patina and wear and erosion Condition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese carved jade bi disc, Neolithic period, circa 2300-1500 BC, 16.7cm diameter新石器時期 玉璧 Condition Report: chipped to the rimCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese Neolithic painted pottery bowl, Yangshao culture, Banpo phase, circa 4500 BC, 18cm diameter Provenance: From the Collection of a Lady and Gentleman in Buckinghamshire, no. 1.31 新石器時期仰韶文化半坡類型 紅陶盌拍品來源：英國白金漢郡伉儷私人收藏，編號1.31  Condition Report: small chips to the rim and one crackone surface star crack to the bodyCondition Report Disclaimer

A group of Longshan black pottery Neolithic vessels, circa 2500-2000 BC and later, the burnished black thinly potted bodies various pierced and applied, 33.1cm high and smaller (16) Provenance: Private Collection Purchased in Hong Kong between 1999 and 2004 for various sources, including, K.Y. Fine Art, Tai Sing Fine Art and Wu Po Kok Antique Company 龍山黑陶燈等一組十六件拍品來源：英國私人收藏，1999年至2004年間陸續購自香港繼遠美術等 Condition Report: damage and repair throughout please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

Early Chinese neolithic calcified jade cong, Liangzhu culture. The square stone of an opaque white color with four carved masks along the corners.Provenance: From the Distinguished Personal Collection of Dr. Robert Jacobsen.Height: 1 3/4 in x width: 2 3/4 in x depth: 2 3/4 in.Condition: Wear consistent with age including a few small chips and calcifications.

Thai Ban Chiang ceramic ovoid storage jar with everted rim, tall recessed foot, and incised decoration throughout, Neolithic period, ca. 4th-3rd c. BCE.Provenance: From the Distinguished Personal Collection of Dr. Robert Jacobsen.Height: 17 in x diameter: 11 in.Condition: Wear commensurate with age and use including some fleatbite to small sized chips throughout. Wear to the footrim. Light dust and debris gathered along the interior and the recessed areas.

Chinese Majiayao culture ceramic double-handled guan jar, late Neolithic period. With flared rim flanked by applied loop handles above a globular body decorated with intersecting linear motifs on maroon ground. Restored.Provenance: From the Distinguished Personal Collection of Dr. Robert Jacobsen.Height: 5 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.Condition: General wear consistent with age and use throughout. There are signs of restoration, primarily visible along the upper rim and along the lower lobe of the body along one side. Some wear to the footrim.

Collection of research and archival photographs depicting Chinese Neolithic jades, carvings, and artwork.Provenance: From the Distinguished Personal Collection of Dr. Robert Jacobsen.(Photos, each) height: 14 in x width: 11 in. (Box) height: 15 in x width: 12 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.Condition: There is some light wear to all photos including a few with some soiling, toning, some fading to the colors, and general wear. Heavy wear to the box.

Neolithic Chinese Dawenkou culture ceramic gui pitcher or ewer vessel, ca. 4300-ca. 2400 BCE. Red earthenware pottery with two incised and applied loop handles, resting along three tripod feet. Restored.Provenance: David's Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000; From the Distinguished Personal Collection of Dr. Robert Jacobsen.Height: 13 in x width: 7 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.Condition: The vessel has been restored. There are some small areas of flaking to the glaze, particularly along the inner rim and along the tripod legs and feet. Wear commensurate with age, including some fleabite chips along high points.

A Chinese celadon jade hoof-shaped ornament, Neolithic period, Longshan culture (circa 3000 - 1900 BC), with wood standProvenance: Private collection, previously purchased from Hong Kong Antique Fair in 1970This distinct shape this jade ornament has been labeled 'horse hoof' or mati by Chinese archaeologists working on Hongshan cultural sites in Liaoning and northern Hebei provinces. The working of the jade tends to be thinner at the upper walls of these ornaments, which are now thought to be some kind of hair ornament. One of these ornaments from a tomb in Liaoning, which like the present example has a hole drilled on either side above the lower edge, is illustrated by Xiaoneng Yang, ed., in The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from the People's Republic of China, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999, pp. 83-4, no. 11. See a similar one sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2025, Lot 1001.龍山文化 青玉管形器拍品來源：私人紳士收藏，1970年購自香港古玩展 Condition Report: jade with erosion and chips commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer

A large and finely carved Chinese pale celadon jade rhyton, gong, 17th-18th century, carved with zoomorphic features including a bifurcated tail, the sides decorated with four lively chilong dragons in high relief and taotie masks and archaistic scroll in low relief, 21.5cm high Provenance: Private collection of a GentlemanArchaistic jade rhytons of this type have their antecedents in jade rhytons of Han dynasty date, such as the example from the Han dynasty tomb of the King of Nanyue, illustrated by J. Rawson in Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum, 1995, p. 70, fig. 61. By the Song and Ming dynasties, and into the Qing dynasty, this shape was modified and the sides were carved with bands of decoration inspired by that found on bronzes and jades of Eastern Zhou dynasty, as well as Han dynasty, date, often with the addition of chilong carved in high relief. See a similar example sold at Christie's New York, 23 September 2022, Lot733.十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕螭龍饕餮紋觥拍品來源：私人紳士收藏 Condition Report: jade with natural flaws and inclusionsCondition Report Disclaimer