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LOT 2348
Large Pre Columbian Colima Obsidian Spearhead
CIRCA 300 B.C.-300 A.D.
10 in. (9 1/2 in.) (266 grams, 25.7 cm (577 grams total 24.2 cm high including stand)).
Finely knapped and polished triangular two-edged spearhead with lentoid-section tang; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Acquired between the 1950s-1960s.
Ex Dr David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA.
Private collection, Fayetteville.
with Artemis Gallery, 9 February 2021.
Private collection, London.
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