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LOT 1490
African Iron Socketted Spearhead
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/4 in. (200 grams, 36.3 cm).
Comprising a lentoid-section lanceolate head on a long flat-setion neck and triangular shoulder developing to a shallow conical socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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