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LOT 2836
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
1 7/8 in. (18.7 grams, 48 mm).
Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section, with re-touch to a concave area. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Fontmaure, Vienne department, France.
Ex collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 2836
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Stone Age Flint Core and Tool Collection
Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 6,000-4,000 B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Many with old inked reference numbers, 'HH' initials, findspot and other details. 433 grams total, 37-77 mm
Previously in the collection of archaeologist Frederick William Robins. With handwritten notes. -
Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fint Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 60,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discordial form, biconvex with intricate re-sharpening; inked legend 'Pierrepont 14 22.12.93'. 142 grams, 69 mm
Found Pierrepont, Calvados, Normandy, France. Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
Attributed to Neanderthal man. -
La Croze French Long Stone Age Crested Blade
Palaeolithic Period, Gravettian, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender curved blade, triangular in section; an old label reading 'La Croze de Tayac, Dordogne'. 16.2 grams, 11.6 cm
Found in Le Croze de Tayac, Dordogne, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
