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LOT 1547
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Point Core
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P
2 1/8 in. (72 grams, 55 mm).
Irregular cordate type with some cortex to the butt. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Fontmaure, Vienne department, France.
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
From the well regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it.
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LOT 1547
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Point Core
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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