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LOT 1466

Stone Age Large Jasper Mousterian Point

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

3 5/8 in. (136 grams, 92 mm).

Triangular in section with mottled patination providing exceptional coloration. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Fontmaure, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).

CONDITION

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LOT 1466

Stone Age Large Jasper Mousterian Point

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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