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LOT 1517
Stone Age Scrapers from Various locations of France Including Lamondie and Larlux
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 28,000-22,000 YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (180 grams total, 67-88 mm).
Marked 'Poligny/2915', 'Lamonie.24 / Montgetell 3.7.68', 'La Vergne Larlux /24/JRV', 'Vengues/57'. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023), formed in the 1980s-1990s.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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LOT 1517
Stone Age Scrapers from Various locations of France Including Lamondie and Larlux
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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