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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]
Provenance
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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LOT 1973
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife from Farnham
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$67 - 94 (for guidance only)
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