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LOT 1987
Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Tortoise-Back Knife
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 1/2 in. (70.70 grams, 68.22 mm).
Cordate in profile and lentoid in section with a broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Fontmaure, 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.
Footnotes
Made by a Neanderthal; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it.
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LOT 1987
Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Tortoise-Back Knife
Estimate £60 - 80€69 - 93 (for guidance only)$80 - 107 (for guidance only)
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