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LOT 2376
Native American Obsidian Knife Blade Group
EARLY ARCHAIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 4 5/8 - 4 7/8 in. (126 grams total, 11.7-12.3 cm).
Each triangular in section and tongue-shaped in plan with thick rounded ends. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Native American Smoothing Stone Pair
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a sub-rectangular quern with slightly dished upper face, and a round-section muller or handstone with one pointed end. 19.5 kg total, 26-42 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 Anasazi Painted White Ware Jug
Circa 900-1150 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Globular in profile with two loop handles to the shoulder and flared mouth; painted with a pattern of interlocking meanders. 439 grams, 13.5 cm high
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including barbed-and-tanged, triangular and other types. 91 grams total, 50-84 mm
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.
