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LOT 2382
Native American Polished and Grooved Stone Axehead
CIRCA 1000 A.D.
5 1/2 in. (549 grams, 14 cm).
With broad D-shaped blade and gusset to the shank; ol collector's label 'NAI'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from a Kidlington, UK, collection.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 101; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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