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LOT 1535
Stone Age 'Fontmaure Jasper' Blade, Piercers and Scraper Group
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
1 5/8 - 2 in. (72 grams total, 42-52 mm).
Group of well-made examples of the Mousterian tool set, with the vivid colours; one with inked find spot legend '1970 / Fontmaure'. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Fontmaure, France, in 1970.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
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LOT 1535
Stone Age 'Fontmaure Jasper' Blade, Piercers and Scraper Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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