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LOT 1970
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Slug Knife from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
2 in. (13.8 grams, 54 mm).
Plano-convex in section with cortex to the upper face. [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 1970
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Slug Knife from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Stone Age Mousterian Hand Axe
Palaeolithic Period, 300,000-40,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Cordate in plan with broad point, wide cutting edge, marked 'Kerouster (29-5)' 87.8 grams, 72 mm
Discovered in Le Bois du Rocher, Saint-Hélen, France, according to inscription. Accompanied by a French Ministry of Culture export licence no.CBC 257548, and EU licence no.2026DMF0025. -
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Piriform in profile with many inclusions; old faded collector's label. 495 grams, 14.4 cm
From Goezzam, Sahara. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.
Made from a material with quartzite inclusions. -
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.
