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.

    297/340 page 35
    long, from Connor, Co. Antrim ; and another, smaller, from the bed of the Bann, both rare | 2 An oval Hammer, with “hour glass ” shaped ‘perforation, the sides * decorated With incised grooves, 5 in, long ; anda cylindrical stone = Implement, with the ends much abraded by use, found together, - an interesting lot 2 diorité, with strongly curved depressions at the sides, the ipner pagt of the depression hollowed for the grip of the fingers : sf. ong, from Glengarif’; an oblong Hammer, with » hour glass” perf ration; and a discoidal Pebble, with the sides 2 of the pe orati ; 3 SG ammer, of quartzite, with “hour glass” perforation, © 4tin. long, Glenleslie; a boat-shaped example, with large perfora- - tion, 32 in. (probably from the Bann) ; an egg-shaped Hammer, of a polished black stone, with smal] perforation, from Carnlee: and an early quartzite Hammer, with “hour glass” perforation, found at Connor 4 A_discoidal Macehead, of sandstone, with grooved lines round the perforation, 447n., found in the Bann; and six others, with primitive “hour glass” perforation (this style of perforation is consider be,evidence of Neolithic date for the implement) 7 A masgive wedge-shaped Hammer, with large perforation, 74 ¢n, long, found at Aughmahoy ; and three others, of varied forms 4 bori 5 Another, made-from a larger broken example; a discoidal Imple- ment; another, in quartzite, of oval form ; and two others, all good examples 5 An oval Hammer, of good form, in granitic material ; and five others, a good lot 6 th / 120% * % Zé _ Ten other examples; a stone Net Sinker?; and a curious ova] a Hammer, in iron, of uncertain date 12 Cc 2
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