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Pre-Columbian Stone Face Mask
Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Carved in three-quarte view with bulging lentoid eyes and gaping mouth, old label to verso: '3708'. 318 grams, 13 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Chimu Wooden Figure
Circa 9th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Lentoid in section with carved D-shaped face, arms bent and hands pressed together at the chest, short legs with stubby feet; tongue-shaped stele below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.14 kg total, 39 cm including stand
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Large Pre Columbian Puebloan Anasazi Black Ware Ancestral Bowl
Circa 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Squat in profile, coil-formed with flared and everted rim, bands of impressed-cord and other texturing to the outer face; restored. 1.66 kg, 26.5 cm wide
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Painted Terracotta Vessel with Loop Handles
Pre-Classic Period, 3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Biconvex in profile with broad tubular mouth, lateral lop handles to the equator; shoulder with painted geometric designs. 1.34 kg, 26 cm wide
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Smoothing Stone Group
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three rounded handstones with abraded surfaces. 2.94 kg total, 10.9-14 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Mortar Group
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Two plano-convex in profile with dished upper face, the other toroid; attached to a ceramic display base. 2.15 kg total, 9.5-11 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Grinding Stone Pair
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Quernstone with rounded underside, handstone with carinated upper face. 2.94 kg total, 11.1-20 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Mortar Group
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including shallow stone bowls and other types. 760 grams total, 32-99 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Axehead Group
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising one lentoid in section with narrow cutting edge and stepped butt with socket; one flat in section with broad edge and waisted butt. 1.4 kg total, 17.5-18.8 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Tool Group
Woodland Period, 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, waisted and other types. 580 grams total, 65-98 mm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Native American Smoothing Stone Pair
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a sub-rectangular quern with slightly dished upper face, and a round-section muller or handstone with one pointed end. 19.5 kg total, 26-42 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Klamath-Modoc Mahogany Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising triangular and barbed-and-tanged types with diagonal stratification in the fabric; collector's reference stickers. 67 grams total, 51-79 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.