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LOT 1632

British Stone Age Flint Handaxe from Farnham

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.

4 1/2 in. (380 grams, 11.4 cm without stand).

Lentoid in section with broad edge and butt; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901.
From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.

Footnotes

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 1632

British Stone Age Flint Handaxe from Farnham

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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    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.

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