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LOT 1932
British Stone Age Large Knapped Flint Strike a Light from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
4 1/2 in. (113 grams, 11.4 cm).
Triangular in section with rounded tip; pencilled findspot 'North End'. [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.
Used as a tool to help create sparks to produce fire.
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LOT 1932
British Stone Age Large Knapped Flint Strike a Light from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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