Excellent Intact Fontmaure Mousterian Point - France

Excellent Intact Fontmaure Mousterian Point - France  

TYPOLOGY

 Mousterian Point

PERIOD

Middle Paleolithic 80.000 – 50.000 BC 

INDUSTRY-CULTURE

Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition (MTA)

SITE LOCATION

Fontmaure – open site – Vienne - France

SIZE

• Length           : 52 mm
• Width             : 48 mm
• Thickness     : 9 mm
• Weight           : 0,028 kg

DESCRIPTION

• Tag-Label: The Fontmaure flint is so unique in the world that a tag or label is not necessary.
• Patina: Authentic  Fontmaure flint patination ( multicolored jasper flint)
• Form-Shape:  Triangular with a worked distal point, convex  edges with continuous retouches. Trimmed base
• Condition: Perfect  intact  conservation.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. Tuffreau, 1991, La station de Fontmaure

GENERAL INFORMATION

This tool is a perfect example of a Fontmaure Mousterian point. A rare artifact with a typical patina.    

This Mousterian Fontmaure point is very difficult to obtain. The large and intensively occupied site of Fontmaure (Vienne – North of Dordogne) was located directly on exposure of high quality jasper. The coincidence between raw material and the occurrence of the richer and intensively occupied open-air sites is one of the most striking characteristics of Middle Paleolithic site distributions in SW France  

POSITIVE TRAITS

• no loose hinge fractures
• correct flint surface patination
• no alterations, restorations or modern rechipping
• correct style / shape / material

SHIPPING COSTS:

Professionally packed and express delivery

• Europe and United Kingdom: 7 $
• US and Worldwide: 8 $

PAYMENT CONDITIONS:

• PayPal
• Bank transfer ( Euro countries only)

ABOUT MY AUTHENTIFICATION RULES

Acquiring an authentic ancient prehistoric flint tool is the desire of all collectors. It is important that you are certain of the authenticity before you commit to adding it to your collection. Fortunately, there are sellers that go to great lengths to ascertain that the items they are offering are genuine artifacts.

• Return policy: 4 weeks return period (of course after receiving the item) with refund (minus shipping) if the item is not as represented, described or rejected by an independent authenticator.
• Combined shipping: if multiple winning bids
• Clear pictures: All my listings have clear pictures (ventral and dorsal side) and not only the better side of the item.
• Size of the item: There is always a reference to the size of the item (in mm)

MY 10 AUTHENTIFICATION RULES:

All my items have positive traits that can be seen under proper magnification (10 X – 20 X - or 60 X with stereoscope).  I prefer to sell unquestionably good items over questionable ones that leave you doubting more than actually knowing an item is good. Any unexplained negative trait is enough for rejecting an item

      1.    Correct style / shape / material

      2.    Correct marks from ancient use

      3.    Proper flint surface patination , no powdery look, no chemically replicated patination

      4.    Mineral deposits present

      5.    Presence of subsurface hinge fracture debris or hinge patination

      6.    Visible ground debris in fracture areas

      7.    No alterations, restorations or modern rechipping

      8.    No multiple loose hinge fractures

      9.    No sanding or grinding marks

    10.    No flint crushings