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LOT 1619
Stone Age Levallois Chalcedony Point
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (45.9 grams, 80 mm).
Piriform in plan with broad butt; old inked inscription 'Forêt de Sanquais D.1976'.
ProvenanceFound 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.
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