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LOT 1928
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Chisel Tip Arrowhead from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
1 1/4 in. (1.9 grams, 31.5 mm).
Triangular in section with elongated point. [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 1928
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Chisel Tip Arrowhead from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Chisel Tip Arrowhead from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Triangular in section with elongated point. 1.9 grams, 31.5 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. -
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Piriform in plan with thick rear bulb; old collector's label 'Faustkeil. Fezzangebirge auf dem 11°50' Längen-u. 25°45' Breitengrad, Sahara. 350000-500000 Jahre alt.' 137 grams, 10.3 cm
Purchased on the European art market. Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector. -
British Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe from Farnham Made by Neanderthal Man
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000 to 60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Ovate in form with thick butt. 66 grams, 64.4 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.
Artefacts from this period in Great Britain are not common.
