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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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