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LOT 2007
Beja or Hadendoa Dagger with Sheath
SUDAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (72 grams, 21.5 cm).
Comprising a thin leaf-shaped two-edged blade in an X-shaped wooden hilt with carved fluting and median rib; leather sheath with moulded detailing and stamped roundels. [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 2007
Beja or Hadendoa Dagger with Sheath
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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