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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]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1899

British Stone Age Bull-Nosed Flint Scraper from Rodsel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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