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LOT 1468
Stone Age Taillebourg Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-280,000 B.C.
7 in. (582 grams, 18 cm).
Irregular triangular profile with broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Taillebourg, Charente, France.
Ex Victor Brox collection, UK, formed during the 1980s-1990s.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 28,000-22,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mixed group of scrapers with inked find spot legend 'Lamonzie-Montastruc', collection reference numbers and dates. 111 grams total, 71-89 mm
Found Lamonzie, Montastruc, France, in the 1960s. Ex collection of Duboe, formed in the 1970s-1990s. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). -
Stone Age Mousterian Bifacial Flint Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000- 60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Cordate in plan, finely made with intricate retouching. 123 grams, 87 mm
Found Barraux, France. From the collection of a Belgian collector. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
Attributed to Homo neanderthalensis.
