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LOT 1529
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Point
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P
2 1/8 in. (10.5 grams, 54 mm).
Very well made with fine retouch on the tip and running down both sides to form a textbook point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
From the well regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcondary running though it.
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LOT 1529
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Point
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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