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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]
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 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
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Stone Age Tenerian Saharan Knapped Flint Blade Core
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rectangular in plan and wedge-shaped in section, with fluted surface showing removal of worked flakes. 173 grams, 83.77 mm
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Acquired on the European art market. -
African Stone Age Homo Habilis Oldowan Stone Chopper
Oldowan Period, circa 2,600,000-1,700,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Lentoid in section and an irregular rectangle in plan with a smoothed handgrip to the rear; old faded collector's label. 490 grams, 12.7 cm
From the Sahara. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.
Oldowan tools are the oldest known stone tool industry, dating from approximately 2.6 to 1.7 million years ago (with some evidence at 2.9 Ma). Primarily associated with Homo habilis, these simple tools (choppers, flakes, hammerstones) were used for cutting, scraping, and butchering. They were largely found in East Africa, with key sites at Olduvai Gorge. Made from quartzite with minimal removals to form a direct chopping edge. -
Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Bifacial Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Ovate in plan with a squared butt. 38.54 grams, 52.43 mm
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.
Made by a Neanderthal; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it.
