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LOT 1898
British Stone Age Bull-Nosed Knapped Flint Blade Scraper
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 in. (18.6 grams, 59 mm).
Piriform in plan with steep re-touch on the tip made from a long blade. [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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LOT 1898
British Stone Age Bull-Nosed Knapped Flint Blade Scraper
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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