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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 Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including scaphoid, triangular and other types. 133 grams total, 3.8-10.5 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 77, 75, 78, 81, 83, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Native American Chert Axehead
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Broad tongue-shaped blade, lentoid in section with straight cutting edge. 256 grams, 15 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
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.
