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LOT 1940
British Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Ovate Bifacial Handaxe from Farnham Made by Neanderthal Man
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
3 1/4 in. (148 grams, 83 mm).
Ovate in plan with pointed butt and curved 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.
Artefacts from this period in Great Britain are not common.
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LOT 1940
British Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Ovate Bifacial Handaxe from Farnham Made by Neanderthal Man
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper Knife
Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With thick rear edge and broad curved blade, old label 'Paleolithic Scraper / Knife / Hampstead, London'. 169 grams, 87 mm
Found Hampstead, London, UK. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
French Stone Age Axe and Other Knapped Flint Tool Display
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Group of worked flint tools on a display board; most with inked date and findspot (e.g. B.10/2 La Raperie 19.8.76). 2.2 kg total including board, 49.44-139.09 mm
From various locations in France. Purchased on the European art market. Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector. -
Very Large Stone Age Flint Core
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Substantial leaf-shaped core with parallel facets to one face, some cortex to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.82 kg total, 31 cm
Found at les Pivots, le Grand-Pressigny, France. From an old collection, Mons, Belgium. Private collection London, UK.
