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LOT 1566
Stone Age Mousterian Bifacial Neanderthal Flint Knife
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 5/8 in. (29.3 grams, 68 mm).
A knapped leaf-shaped bifacial knife; inked legend 'Alligny . Cosne - 26 Jui 24'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Alligny, Cosne, France.
Ex M Alias collection, France.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Teardrop-shaped with broad butt. 2.66 grams, 35 mm
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Stone Age 'Arun' Flint Scraper
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Triangular with narrow butt, inked label 'N12-108'. 128 grams, 76 mm
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Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Piriform in profile with broad butt; old collector's label '1899 / Eaux de l'Avre / Colombin / De[...]'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 404 grams total including stand, axe: 15 cm
Found Eure et Loire, Eaux de L’Avre, Columbies, France, in 1892. Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis.
