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LOT 1922
British Stone Age Knapped Neolithic Drill Tool from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (26.7 grams, 55 mm).
Lentoid in section with broad base and prominent drilling spike. [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 1922
British Stone Age Knapped Neolithic Drill Tool from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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