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LOT 2364
Native American Stone Axehead Group
WOODLAND PERIOD, 3RD-10TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 - 7 3/8 in. (1.4 kg total, 17.5-18.8 cm).
Comprising one lentoid in section with narrow cutting edge and stepped butt with socket; one flat in section with broad edge and waisted butt. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
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.
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