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LOT 1627
French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Scraper
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 7/8 in. (49.3 grams, 73 mm).
Cordate in profile with notch to the cutting edge; old label 'Fontmaure / 86 Velleche'; made by Neanderthal. [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 1627
French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Scraper
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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French Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Knapped Flint Blade
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Piriform in plan with broad rounded butt. 14.3 grams, 64 mm
From 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. -
Stone Age Pecked and Polished Black Stone Pierced Boat-Shaped Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £259
Featuring a rounded butt and a round socket. 743 grams, 12.1 cm
From an old English, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Barbed and tanged arrowhead, supplied in an old display case with a handwritten label 'Henouville 11/64 G.G.' 1.12 grams, 24 mm
From Henoville, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
