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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
N.B. This lot is for collection only.
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