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LOT 1976
French Stone Age Knapped Cream Flint Adze
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12,000-8,000 B.P.
5 in. (227 grams, 12.7 cm).
Tongue-shaped in plan with a rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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From Le Groze - Du Tay. 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.
The Gravettian point (or Gravette point) is a small, narrow stone tool with a straight, blunted end, characteristic of the Gravettian culture. Serving as a key diagnostic artefact, these points were primarily used as weapon tips or armatures for hunting large Ice Age game