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LOT 1588
French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Scraper
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
3 in. (110 grams, 76 mm).
Cordate in plan with cortex to the butt, notched cutting edge; old label 'Fontmaure, 86 Vellechs'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the well-regarded site of Fontmaure, Vaucluse 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 1588
French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Scraper
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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