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LOT 1565
Stone Age Mousterian 'Fontmaure' Jasper Neanderthal Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000- 60,000 B.P.
3 in. (124 grams, 77 mm).
Bifacially worked tool group, the jasper with vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running though it. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Fontmaure, Vienne, 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 1565
Stone Age Mousterian 'Fontmaure' Jasper Neanderthal Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 500,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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Found Garonne, 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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Stone Age Flint Bi-Point Arrowhead
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A lozenge-shaped knapped arrowhead in pale brown flint. 1.09 grams, 28 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two arrowheads, one ovate and one with rounded base. 3.35 grams total, 25-33 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
