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LOT 1959
British Stone Age Napped Flint Blade Scraper from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (18.9 grams, 67.4 mm).
Made on a long flint blade with intricate re-touch around 95 percent of the piece. [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 1959
British Stone Age Napped Flint Blade Scraper from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Ovate in plan with a small patch of cortex forming a thumb-pad. 17.6 grams, 40.5 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. -
French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Awl
Magdalenian Period, circa 21,000-13,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Well-preserved bone awl from ‘’Abris Val De Seine’’. 9.05 grams, 94.4 mm
From an auction with Art Remy Le Fur. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. Accompanied by a copy of French export licence no.257541.
The Magdalenian is a technocomplex of the Late Upper Palaeolithic. It dates from around 21,000 to 13,000 years BP. It is named after the type site of Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley of Tursac in Dordogne, France. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Drill Tool from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Biconvex in section with thick midrib. 9.74 grams, 46 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.
