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LOT 1899
British Stone Age Bull-Nosed Flint Scraper from Rodsel
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
2 in. (35.3 grams, 52 mm).
Plano-convex in section with steep re-touch on the nose and cortex remaining to secure the grip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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.
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade Knife from Farnham
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From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes.
