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]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1588