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LOT 2868
French Stone Age Gravettian Point Le Groze
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 33,000-21,000 B.P.
2 1/8 in. (2.62 grams, 53 mm).
Triangular-section gently curving point with an old collector's sticker to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Le Groze, Du Tay, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 2868
French Stone Age Gravettian Point Le Groze
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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