Very Large French Stone Age 'Mousterian' Levallois Flint Knife

MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.

5 1/4 in. (287 grams, 13.5 cm).

Broad ovate blade with thick base, cortex to the reverse.

Provenance

From the region of Oise- Northern France.
Ex famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1558