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LOT 1646
Anglo-Zulu War 'Battle of Khambula' Glass Bottles
29 MARCH 1879 A.D.
8 1/4 - 14 1/8 in. (1.14 kg total, 20.8-36 cm).
Aqua glass bottle with pontil base, ten-sided body, narrow neck hexagonal-section bottle with broad mouth. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Zulu natives, Khambula, South Africa, 1990s-early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Following defeats by the Zulu army at Isandlwana and Hiobane, the British were desperate for a victory, which they secured at Khambula.
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