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LOT 1896
Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper Knife
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.
3 3/8 in. (169 grams, 87 mm).
With thick rear edge and broad curved blade, old label 'Paleolithic Scraper / Knife / Hampstead, London'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hampstead, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Ovate in plan with broad facetted butt. 580 grams, 14 cm
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Leaf-shaped, made on a very thin flint flake. 7.27 grams, 48.3 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. -
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French Stone Age Knapped Flint Cordate Handaxe
Late Middle Palaeolithic, circa 160,000-40,000 В.Р.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Cordate handaxe made on a large struck flake, dorsal face completely flaked and the ventral surface with several large removals opposite the striking platform to form a grip; the rest of the surface left smooth as struck; slight 'S' twist visible in profile. 287 grams, 12.2 cm
From a collection formed between 1919-1940 by Mr Maurice Chevais (1880-1943) and subsequently purchased on the French art market.
