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LOT 1979
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Trapeze Arrowhead from Farnham
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12,000-8,000 B.P.
1 in. (0.79 grams, 27.3 mm).
With arched rear edge and straight cutting edge. [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 1979
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Trapeze Arrowhead from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Comprising four implements and flakes, each with an inked find location. 44 grams total, 27-49 mm
Found by the vendor's great-grandfather, Henry Earle Wilkinson, in the late 19th century; thence by descent. -
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Piriform in plan with thick rounded butt. 14.7 grams, 52 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.
