Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
17-20 November 1924
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/630
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ft Lot 558—continued. Pendant ; a small Axe; and two Hammer Stones; from various localities 6 .A roughly formed Axe, 102in., found in Lough Neagh; a chisel- oa R.I.A., vol. XXX, pl. xvi); and a large number of similar Objects, and Picks of various sizes and types; from various localt- ties a lot An Axe Hammer, of granitic material, well polished, with deeply grooved upper and lower face, 52 in. long; found at Clady, near Portglenone [PI. M1] 1 A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AXE HAMMER, of dark polished stone, with —Zemi-cireular cutting cone-shaped hammer end, and strongly incurved sides; th® curves are outlined with a pronounced rib, 6 in. long by 4 example, weighing 4lbs., was found in deepening the river Bann about 1847 (see Ulster Journal of Archeology, vol. IIT, p. 234, and Proc. RY. A., vol. XXX, section C, no. 7, pl. 19, fig. 127) [Pi 1] : 1 A pestle-shaped Hammer, of highly polished granitic stone, cylin- drical in form, with rounded ends and small circular perforation, 3iin. long, also fine and rare; found near Bushmills, Antrim (Pi. 1] 1 Another, of similar form, 34 én. long, found at the Commons of Carrickfergus ; and a smaller example, /rom Lough Mourne, both rare 2 An Axe Hammer, of wedge form, with conical butt and broad cutting edge, partly perforated ; the outer edge of the depression on either side decorated with a raised moulding, 44 in. long, found in the Bann, fine and rare; a perforated Axe, of doubtiul anti- quity ; and a small Axe Hammer, found at Moorfields, Antrim 3 559 | _ shaped Implement, in clay slate, weighing 4 lbs., 15 in. long, 8 forty-four others, many of doubtful antiquity 4 bag fe . : a a eee ane # fm. 560 ay slate, many doubt/ul — 50s | 561 ME 2et Hart, BO.cy eee 7; / : f i re pa EY mae os 562— i 50 | / 45834 50 | 564. +A large number of small pick-like Implements, Scrapers, and other gs/ 2 , 6 A . Fea Wb _£ Objects, in flint ; from various localities alot > Br, eA coarsely chipped Pick, found in the Bann at Coleraine (Ill. Jour.
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