Name: Auction: FLINT BIFACE SOUTHWEST FRANCE, UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, C. 50,000 - 12,000 B.C.
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 600 GBP
Availability: InStock

Lyon &amp; Turnbull is pleased to present Form Through Time ft. The Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art, an auction celebrating art and objects that connect us to the past. This diverse sale brings together Antiquities, African and Oceanic Art, and Natural History, exploring how makers across centuries and cultures have shaped materials into form.At the heart of this edition is The François Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art, the result of over twenty-five years of passionate collecting and engagement with Australia’s First Nations cultural heritage. The collection features an outstanding group of shields, woomeras, clubs and boomerangs from diverse regional traditions. Together, these works offer a profound insight into one of the world’s oldest artistic lineages, where creativity, land and life remain inseparably linked through enduring connections to Country. &nbsp;Buyer's Guide:

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Alex Tweedy | Antiquities Auction Specialist

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ft. The Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art

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knapped flint, mottled grey-blue flint, worked along the entirety of one side to produce a cutting edge, the natural contours evoking a human face, the reverse with an ink inscription reading:“Pécharmant sud Corbiac MB80”

FLINT BIFACE

SOUTHWEST FRANCE, UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, C. 50,000 - 12,000 B.C.

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