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LOT 2383
Native American Chert Axehead
WOODLAND PERIOD, 3RD-10TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (256 grams, 15 cm).
Broad tongue-shaped blade, lentoid in section with straight cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Large Native American Carved Stone Bowl and Pestle
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Deep irregular mortar with smoothed inner face; D-section pestle with rounded ends. 5.4 kg total, 20.5-31 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Axehead
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with slightly curved edge; mounting socket towards the rear incomplete. 255 grams, 12.4 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Axehead Group
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising one lentoid in section with narrow cutting edge and stepped butt with socket; one flat in section with broad edge and waisted butt. 1.4 kg total, 17.5-18.8 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
