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LOT 1538

Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Tool Group

MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P

1 3/4 - 2 in. (41 grams total, 46-51 mm).

Cordate and irregular scraper group with fine retouch on each piece. [2, 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1538

Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Levellious Tool Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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