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LOT 2362
Native American Stone Grinding Stone Pair
WOODLAND PERIOD, 3RD-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 - 7 7/8 in. (2.94 kg total, 11.1-20 cm).
Quernstone with rounded underside, handstone with carinated upper face. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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Native American Klamath-Modoc Mahogany Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising triangular and barbed-and-tanged types with diagonal stratification in the fabric; collector's reference stickers. 67 grams total, 51-79 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Native American Obsidian Knife Blade Group
Early Archaic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each triangular in section and tongue-shaped in plan with thick rounded ends. 126 grams total, 11.7-12.3 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Polished and Grooved Stone Axehead
Circa 1000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With broad D-shaped blade and gusset to the shank; ol collector's label 'NAI'. 549 grams, 14 cm
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.
