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LOT 1936
British Stone Age Ovate Knapped Flint Scraper from Fullbrook Farm
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 in. (17.7 grams, 39.3 mm).
Ovate in plan with intricate re-touch around the majority 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 1936
British Stone Age Ovate Knapped Flint Scraper from Fullbrook Farm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper from Tilford
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Ovate in plan with inked findspot 'Tilford' to underside. 43.3 grams, 50.4 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. -
Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Thin in section with a rounded cutting edge and a handle on the rear. 21.70 grams, 70.19 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 Neanderthal; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it. -
British Stone Age Bull-Nosed Flint Scraper from Rodsel
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Plano-convex in section with steep re-touch on the nose and cortex remaining to secure the grip. 35.3 grams, 52 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.
