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LOT 1944
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
4 1/2 in. (248 grams, 11.3 cm).
Cordate type with a broad cutting edge, a facetted handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePurchased on the European art market.
Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector.
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LOT 1944
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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British Stone Age Large Knapped Flint Strike a Light from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Triangular in section with rounded tip; pencilled findspot 'North End'. 113 grams, 11.4 cm
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.
Used as a tool to help create sparks to produce fire. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Chisel Tip Arrowhead from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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. -
British Stone Age Flint Strike a Light from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Triangular in section with a long cutting edge; used as a tool to help create sparks to produce fire. 19.1 grams, 51.4 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.
