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LOT 2000
Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Crocodile-Head Sheath
SUDAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 7/8 in. (190 grams, 27.5 cm).
Comprising a thin two-edged blade with curved tip and X-shaped wooden hilt with rounded fluting; leather sheath with moulded detailing and stamped roundels adorned with the preserved head of a crocodile placed vertically at the top as if the dagger were between its jaws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2000
Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Crocodile-Head Sheath
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath
Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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