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LOT 1959
Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Sheath
SUDAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (140 grams, 26.5 cm).
Comprising a thin leaf-shaped two-edged blade with curved tip in an X-shaped wooden hilt with carved fluting; leather sheath with stamped detailing and suspension ring to reverse. [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 1959
Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Sheath
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £500
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Opening Bid: £5
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
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