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LOT 1980

Medieval Human Lower Jaw

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

4 5/8 in. (93 grams, 11.7 cm).

Mandible with sockets for the incisors and canines, some resorption of premolars and molars. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Footnotes

N.B. This lot is for collection only.

CONDITION

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LOT 1980

Medieval Human Lower Jaw

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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