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LOT 1618
British Stone Age Chisel Tip Flint Arrowhead from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
1 1/8 in. (3.27 grams, 30 mm).
Triangular in plan with chamfered edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Farnham, Surrey, UK, 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 1618
British Stone Age Chisel Tip Flint Arrowhead from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Lentoid in section and cordiform in plan with broad thick butt and rounded tip. 148 grams, 95 mm
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK. -
British Stone Age Flint Blades from Farnham
Mesolithic Period, circa 12,000-8,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Group of three microliths, linguiform in plan. 5.16 grams total, 27-36 mm
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, 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. -
Large Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Broadly linguiform with thick rounded butt; marked '25535'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 588 grams, 16.9 cm without stand
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK.
