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LOT 1631
Stone Age Grease Lamp
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-15,000 B.P.
3 3/4 in. (225 grams, 97 mm).
Formed from a natural river cobble, modified by accentuating a large recess in one broad face and extending it to the edge, thus forming a nozzle or ledge on which to rest a wick. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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.
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Stone Age Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 64 grams total, 20-31 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Stone Age Levallois Chalcedony Point
Middle Palaeolithic, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Piriform in plan with broad butt; old inked inscription 'Forêt de Sanquais D.1976'. 45.9 grams, 80 mm
Found Foret de Sanquais, France, in February 1976. 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. -
Stone Age Neolithic Flaked Chalcedony Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Finely worked blade with inked collector's note to one side. 130 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Oigny En Valois, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
