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LOT 2261
Massive Papuan Polished Axehead
NEW GUINEA, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
12 in. (2.45 kg, 30.4 cm).
Smoothed and polished surface, with narrow pointed butt expanding to a broad, curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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