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LOT 1994
Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Ovate Scraper
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
3 in. (166 grams, 76.44 mm).
An ovate Levallois scraper with a facetted profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFontmaure, Vienne department, France.
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.
Made by Neanderthals; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it.
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LOT 1994
Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Ovate Scraper
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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