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LOT 1631
French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Blade
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 64 mm).
Piriform in plan with broad rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the well-regarded site of Fontmaure, Vienne department, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
From a private collection.
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LOT 1631
French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Blade
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. Acquired from the art market in the 2020s. -
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Neolithic Period, circa 8th-6th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper or Core
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ovate in plan with a broad cutting edge and a rounded butt, two inked collection numbers '4003/1/25(?)' and '1836 S.N.C 7.82. W (?).' 161 grams, 74 mm
Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
