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LOT 2123
Pre-Columbian Inca Artefact Collection
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 8 1/4 in. (95 grams total, 4.3-21 cm).
Mixed group including an embroidered textile fragment and a ceramic head from a figurine. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1940s-1950s.
Ex Hiller collection; thence by decent.
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Pre-Columbian Serrated Stone Arrowhead Collection
Circa 2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Mixed group of tanged arrowheads with serrated edges. 20.4 grams total, 36-57 mm
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. -
Pre-Columbian Mayan Flint Arrowhead Collection
250-900 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Mixed group including serrated and other types. 6.8 grams total, 24-33 mm
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. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £130
With discoid face, long neck, stub arms and conical legs in seated pose; pairs of incised lines suggesting a necklace and girdle; applied brow and nose, almond-shaped eyes, tall columnar headgear. 436 grams, 16 cm high
Ex NS Collection, London, UK. Property of a North London gentleman.