Overview
| Condition | Used | ||||
| GST: | Inclusive (see below note) | ||||
| Buyers premium |
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| Deliver to | Nationwide Delivery | ||||
| Category | Artworks and Antiques | ||||
| Enquiry | Grays Help Centre | ||||
| Lot ID | 0001-2556553 | ||||
| Part of Sale | NO RESERVE EX-ROCHESTER MUSEUM NEANDERTHAL ARTEFACT | ||||
| Warranty | No Warranty Applies Warranty
No Warranty Applies |
Description
AN IMPORTANT 400,000 YEAR OLD NEANDERTHAL IMPLEMENT - MUSEUM PROVENANCE
- A Very Rare Opportunity to own a Lower Palaeolithic Period (400,000 BP) Neanderthal Made Flint Instrument. Pieces Like this are Rarely (If Ever) Seen Outside of Public Museums and Collections.
- This Piece is Originally from the Collection of Some of the Most Eminent Collectors of Palaeolithic Period Artifact, Including the Rochester Museum in the United Kingdom (See Museum Reference Number on the Piece).
- This Implement Comes with Detailed Provenance, back to its Original Discovery in 1912.
- Size: 93mm in Length
- Weight: 154 Grams
- Provenance: Excavated from the World Famous Tyndall Archaeological Site (UK) 1912 - 1915, Richard Jones Collection (Kent (UK)), Ex Rochester Museum (Kent Collection), Specialist Collection of J Edwin Jarvis, then Ex Martin Schoyen Collection (London)
- Accompanied with this Piece is an Article on the Site at Tyndall.
- Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
- This Piece Comes with the Internationally Recognised BidSafe Authentication and Verification Number: 7216940-1, (Condition: A Superb Example) (SN:7216940-1) (306503-1)
GST Note: GST is included in the final bid price of this item. GST is included in the freight and buyers premium.
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Payment
We accept the following methods of Payment:
Credit Card
- 1.5% surcharge applies to Mastercard & VISA transactions
- 2.5% surcharge applies to American Express & Diners Club transactions
- No other cards are accepted
- Invoices totalling less than $10,000 will be automatically debited from the card nominated within your account
- Invoices totalling in excess of $10,000 can be paid in-person at any Grays office
- 1.5% surcharge applies to PayPal transactions
- Only accepted for invoices totalling less than $10,000 where elected as your preferred payment method within your account
- For invoices totalling in excess of $10,000. Payment must be made in full within two business days of the auction closing.
- Please ensure to state your invoice number as the payment reference and email proof of the remittance to accountsreceivable@grays.com.au
- As EFT transfers can take up to 2 business days to clear, please contact Grays prior to collecting your purchase to confirm receipt of clear funds
Cash, Bank Cheques and Personal Cheques are not accepted payment methods.
Please see below for further information:
https://support.grays.com/hc/en-au/sections/4408298648089-Payments
AN IMPORTANT 400,000 YEAR OLD NEANDERTHAL IMPLEMENT - MUSEUM PROVENANCE
Closed: 10 December 2023 20:05 AEDT