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LOT 1990
French Stone Age Knapped Cream Flint Adze
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12,000-8,000 B.P.
5 1/8 in. (259 grams, 13.2 cm).
Leaf-shaped with a waisted section of cortex forming a thumb-pad. [No Reserve]
Provenance
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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