An Early Neolithic flint leaf-shaped arrowhead, c. 4000-3500 B.C.

Code: 2513

Description: A grey flint leaf-shaped arrowhead of suboval form, a chip to the point and a few small edge chips, otherwise condition good and a nice example, from Ganton Wold, Ryedale, North Yorkshire.

Size: 32 mm/1.2 ins. in length

Culture: Prehistoric

Date: Early Neolithic, c. 4000-3500 B.C.

Provenance: Ex F.S. Clark Collection, Woking, Surrey, and with his collectors mark.

Background: Mr Fred Clark (1923-2016) ran the Old Curiosity Shoppe, The Quadrant, Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, in the 1970’s-1980’s selling a range of collectables. A passionate collector and field-walker, he built up a fine collection of antiquities, notable for British prehistoric items, a significant number of which he obtained through trade with Dr. H.A. Fawcett. Like Fawcett, he was meticulous in documenting his collection, even the most humble tools were catalogued and fully labelled with locality, accession number and his characteristic monogram.

UK sale only please.