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LOT 2600
Pre-Columbian Artefact Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 10 1/8 in. (369 grams total, 4.1-25.7 cm).
Including ceramic spindle whorls, bone spindle and other items. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Pre-Columbian Inca Artefact Collection
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mixed group including an embroidered textile fragments, and tassel with decorative band. 29 grams total, 18.5-44 cm
Acquired in the 1940s-1950s. Ex Hiller collection; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pre-Columbian Artefact Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including ceramic spindle whorls, bone spindle and other items. 369 grams total, 4.1-25.7 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pre-Columbian Olmec Stone Mask
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Carved with voids to the open mouth and eyes, four lateral attachment points. 426 grams, 11.1 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.