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LOT 1585
Stone Age Mousterian 'Fontmaure' Jasper Levellious Tools
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
1 1/4 - 1 5/8 in. (38 grams total, 33-40 mm).
Comprising four knapped tools. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Fontmaure, Vienne department, France.
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.
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LOT 1585
Stone Age Mousterian 'Fontmaure' Jasper Levellious Tools
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Barbed and tanged type with square ends to the barbs. 2.02 grams, 38 mm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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From the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large Belgian collection. 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.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Pick and Scraper
Mesolithic Period, circa 10,000-6000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each with inked 'Isle of Wight' legend. 353 grams total, 7.2-12 cm
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK. Ex Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, collection. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
