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LOT 1989
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Turtle Back Scraper from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 in. (22.2 grams, 41.4 mm).
Ovate in plan with intricate retouch around the majority of the piece. [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.
Footnotes
Named ‘’Turtle Back’’ due to the whole top being worked in to a dome.
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LOT 1989
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Turtle Back Scraper from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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