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LOT 2398
Papuan Scorpion Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (70 grams, 60 cm long).
With barrel-shaped glass beads, centrepiece a bronze mode scorpion. [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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Papuan Scorpion Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With barrel-shaped glass beads, centrepiece a bronze mode scorpion. 70 grams, 60 cm long
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. -
Papuan Polished Green Stone Axehead
Early 20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lentoid in section and fish-shaped in profile with usage wear. 571 grams, 27.4 cm
Found Waskuk Hills, Upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea, Oceania, prior to WWI. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no. AA26; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Inuit Bone Harpoon Point
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With barbed head, lentoid-section shank, lateral spurs, tapered rear; remains of a very old label with legend '1[8]80'. 24 grams, 17 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
