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LOT 1583
Maasai Lion-Killing Iron Spearhead
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
31 1/4 in. (544 grams, 79.5 cm).
Comprising a long parallel-sided flat blade with slight midrib broadening to a rounded tip, flared shoulders and long conical socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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