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LOT 1973
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 in. (17.6 grams, 40.5 mm).
Ovate in plan with a small patch of cortex forming a thumb-pad. [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 1973
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Adze with Blue-Grey Patina
Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic Period, circa 7550-3650 B.Р.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Lentoid in section with rounded edge and base; cortex still remaining on part of the tool; inked findspot 'Salisbury'. 378 grams, 13.5 cm
From the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK. Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper from Tilford
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Ovate in plan with inked findspot 'Tilford' to underside. 43.3 grams, 50.4 mm
Found 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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British Stone Age Knapped Flint 'Ficron' Handaxe from the Thames Valley
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 550,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Ficron form with a deep autumnal glossy patina; with old collector's note '2 Hand Axes Lower Paleolithic Thames Valley. ?100,000 years old approx. H.H. 3-4-60 British Museum'. 250 grams, 10.2 cm
Found Thames Valley, UK, on 3rd of April 1960. Accompanied by an original, old handwritten note. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection in the 2020s.
