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LOT 1533
French Stone Age Mousterian Flint Point
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P
3 1/2 in. (53 grams, 89 mm).
Lozengiform in plan with broad pointed butt; inked legend 'Mainxe / 10 / [?]-4-68'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Mainxe, France, 1 April 1968.
From the private collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Made by Neanderthals.
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Stone Age Pregnant Mother Goddess Idol Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £598
Comprising two pregnant female figures with emphasised rounded stomach, and a male with vestigial limbs; each mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.75 kg total, 11.3-12.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12332-224210.
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British Stone Age Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6000-4500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising two leaf-shaped and two tanged examples. 7.98 grams total, 28-45 mm
Found in Dorset & Hampshire. Ex N. Thomas collection, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
French Stone Age Framed Board of Mesolithic Tools
Mesolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 14,000-6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Impressive set of Mesolithic tool types presented on a framed board with title 'Outillage Mésolithique - Tardenoisien Department de l'Aisne (Fére en Tardenois)'. 400 grams total, 31.5 x 22.7 cm including frame
Found in the Tardenoisien Department, De Laisne, France. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
