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LOT 2570
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
CIRCA 29TH MARCH 1879 A.D.
2 3/4 - 5 3/4 in. (246 grams total, 7.1-14.5 cm).
Four poison bottles recovered from a British dump, comprising three in blue glass and one in green, two with 'NOT TO BE TAKEN' impressed to one side. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found by local Zulu people living at Khambula, South Africa, 1990s-early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Footnotes
The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the Zulus, who had been full of confidence from their earlier victories against the British at Isandlwana and Hlobane.
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