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LOT 1612
African Stone Age Green Jasper Hollow Base Arrowhead
MESOLITHIC-EARLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7,200-4,500 B.P.
1 in. (0.86 grams, 23 mm).
Lentoid in section with barbs to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Niger, West Africa.
Acquired on the European art market.
From a private S.W. London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1612
African Stone Age Green Jasper Hollow Base Arrowhead
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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