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LOT 1580
British Stone Age Fully Polished Axehead from Keith Hall
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 7/8 in. (5 7/8 in.) (376 grams, 12.4 cm (436 grams total, 15 cm including stand)).
Tongue-shaped in profile and plano-convex in section with pointed butt; old collector's label 'Keith Hall 1898' with 'Keith in a second, later hand above.
ProvenanceFound at Keith Hall, Farnham, in 1898.
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.
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LOT 1580
British Stone Age Fully Polished Axehead from Keith Hall
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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British Stone Age Flint Scraper from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Cordate in plan with intricate re-touch around 90% of the perimeter. 15.9 grams, 45 mm
Found Farnham, Kent, 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. -
Vinca Terracotta Standing Idol
5th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With pinched facial features, stub arms and conjoined legs; vertical linear detailing for the robe, vertical lines to the back for hair. 79 grams, 11 cm
Fine condition.
From the Wedemeyer collection; acquired in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
British Stone Age Flint Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Small piriform flake with broad butt, irregular point. 6.72 grams, 48 mm
Found Farnham, Kent, 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.
