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LOT 1525
Large Stone Age Neanderthal Levellious Point Core
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P
4 1/8 in. (465 grams, 10.6 cm).
Light blue and cream patina with traces of orange from the iron rich sediments. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
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.
Footnotes
Text book example of the type, with a neat and successful point removal.
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