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LOT 1954
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.
2 1/2 in. (66 grams, 64.4 mm).
Ovate in form with thick butt. [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.
Artefacts from this period in Great Britain are not common.
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LOT 1954
British Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe from Farnham Made by Neanderthal Man
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Bifacial Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Ovate in plan with a squared butt. 38.54 grams, 52.43 mm
Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Made by a Neanderthal; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it. -
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Dihedral Burin
Gravettian Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section with old collector's label 'La Groze du Tayac'. 6.61 grams, 50.10 mm
From Le Groze - Du Tay. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
The Burin is a characteristic lithic tool of the Gravettian period, often associated with sites in Southern France and Northern Spain. These highly standardised tools, usually made from chunky bladelets on an oblique and concave truncation, are functional "chisels" that create sharp dihedral active zones. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Triangular in section with cortex to the butt. 6.69 grams, 51.5 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.
