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LOT 2922
North American Obsidian Lance Point
PALEO-INDIAN, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (78.1 grams, 15.7 cm).
Leaf-shaped in plan with a rounded butt and sharp tip; with a handwritten note reading 'Obsidian (black volcanic glass) lance point. Probably Mississippi area, c. 3rd millennium BC.' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProbably found Mississippi Valley, Arkansas, U.S.A.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information slip by Peter Clayton.
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LOT 2922
North American Obsidian Lance Point
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 84 grams total, 19-35 mm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
North American Obsidian Lance Point
Paleo-Indian, circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Leaf-shaped in plan with a rounded butt and sharp tip; with a handwritten note reading 'Obsidian (black volcanic glass) lance point. Probably Mississippi area, c. 3rd millennium BC.' 78.1 grams, 15.7 cm
Probably found Mississippi Valley, Arkansas, U.S.A. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information slip by Peter Clayton. -
County Antrim Irish Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of mainly piriform and barbed arrowheads, in an old matchbox with handwritten paper label 'Arrowheads / Antrim' amd similar to one end of sliding tray. 19.6 grams total, 27-41 mm
Found Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. This collection was gifted to Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham; who was part of the Borelli family from Italy who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew.