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LOT 1595
British Stone Age Hollow Based Flint Arrowhead from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
1 3/8 in. (3.27 grams, 37 mm).
Linguiform type with scooped butt. [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 1595
British Stone Age Hollow Based Flint Arrowhead from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Stone Age Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface triangular barbed and tanged flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 24 grams total, 20-31 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
British Stone Age Turtle Back Flint Scraper from Fullbrook Farm
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Plano-convex in section with intricate retouch around the majority of the piece; marked to the underside 'FP 1921 Fullbrook Farm'. 47.8 grams, 55 mm
Found Fullbrook Farm, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
Named 'Turtle Back' due to the whole top being worked into a dome. 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. -
Stone Age Flint Core
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Large lenticular-section and ovate in plan with inked legend 'Le Tillet-Vauharlin près La Ferté s/ Jouarre S.et M.'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 350 grams, 13.7 cm without stand
Found Le Tillet, Vallharlin, France. From a collection purchased on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
