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LOT 1961
Stone Age Knapped Flint Chopping Tool
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.
3 5/8 in. (271 grams, 93 mm).
D-shaped in profile, cleaver with thick rear edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plano-convex in section with inked inscription to underside. 23.3 grams, 43 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. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Piriform in plan with thick rounded butt. 14.7 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. -
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.
