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Piriform in plan, made on a very thin flint flake. 8.89 grams, 43 mm



Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.

Group of worked flint tools on a display board; most with inked date and findspot (e.g. B.10/2 La Raperie 19.8.76). 2.2 kg total including board, 49.44-139.09 mm



From various locations in France. Purchased on the European art market. Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector.

Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section with old collector's label 'La Groze du Tayac'. 6.61 grams, 50.10 mm



From Le Groze - Du Tay. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

The Burin is a characteristic lithic tool of the Gravettian period, often associated with sites in Southern France and Northern Spain. These highly standardised tools, usually made from chunky bladelets on an oblique and concave truncation, are functional "chisels" that create sharp dihedral active zones.

Piriform in plan and lentoid in section with broad rounded butt; tip absent. 573 grams, 18.1 cm



From El Golea, Algeria. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market. Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector.

Lentoid in section with broad base and prominent drilling spike. 26.7 grams, 55 mm



Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.

Flint with mottled brown-yellow patination; triangular in profile with broad base and some cortex. 320 grams, 14 cm



Northern France. Collection of Jean-Claude Debenne (1936-2020), formed between the 1950s and 1990s. Accompanied by the original French Ministry of Culture export certificate no.CBC 242855.

Lentoid in section with a rounded cutting edge; inked findspot 'Near Fulbrook 19[..]'. 208 grams, 78 mm



Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield, who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.

With lateral barbs and crescent cutting edge. 1.61 grams, 25.6 mm



Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield, who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.

Cordate in profile with some cortex to the rounded butt; old collector's label 'Monte Grande / Ost van lago di Var[...] / an der Küste d[...] / Lago di Verano [...] / Gargonico'. 568 grams, 13.4 cm.



From Monte Grande. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.

Made from flint with a mottled grey and yellow patina.

Thin ovate scraper with intricate re-touch to the cutting edge. 34.09 grams, 66.15 mm



Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Made by Neanderthals; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it.

Triangular in section with elongated point. 1.9 grams, 31.5 mm



Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.

Lentoid in section with serration to the edges. 3.02 grams, 37 mm



From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.