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LOT 1945
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade Knife from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (17.3 grams, 66 mm).
Triangular in section, leaf-shaped, made on a long blade. [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 1945
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade Knife from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform in plan, made on a very thin flint flake. 8.89 grams, 43 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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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic Period, 300,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Piriform type with cortex to lower body, inked findspot 'Kervouter (29)'. 129 grams, 76 mm
Discovered in Kervouster, Guengat, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export permit no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025. -
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Very Large Stone Age Flint Core Group
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising: one tongue-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, cortex to reverse, old inked inscription to base 'La Bonnetierre / Abilly (FR)'; one similar, leaf-shaped with small patch of cortex, old inked inscription to side 'Les Pivots / Le Gd. Pressigny / Imbre Loire (FR) mounted on a custom-made stand. 8.01 kg total, 24-30 cm
Found at la Bonnetière, Abilly, Indre-Loire, France. From an old collection, Mons, Belgium. Private collection London, UK.
