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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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Opening Bid: £5
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With the desired Hugh Fawcett Collection monogram. From the collection of a West Sussex, UK, collector.
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Opening Bid: £5
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Yonne French Stone Age Levalliois Knife
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with delicate re-sharpening, rounded butt. 25.5 grams, 55.8 mm
From Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
Made by Neanderthal man.
