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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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Stone Age Mousterian 'Fontmaure' Jasper Levellious Tools
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000- 60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Includes a finely worked drill, from Fontmaure, the jasper with vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running though it. 150 grams total, 46-81 mm
Found 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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Stone Age Fatyanovo Polished Battle Axehead with Bear's Head
Neolithic Period, 5th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Knapped and polished axehead with rounded body, narrow edge to the blade, butt formed as a bear's head with small ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 647 grams, 17.7 cm (1.15 kg total, 18.5 cm including stand)
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12826-241077. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Fatyanovo culture developed on the north-eastern edge of the Middle Dnieper culture around 2900 BC, probably as a result of a mass immigration of Corded Ware people from Central Europe. -
Stone Age Flint Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Finely knapped on all four edge in light brown flint, with inked old collector's inscription to verso: 'ST ACRES / 136'. 26.7 grams, 57 mm
Found near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK. Ex collection of P James, South England. 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.
