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LOT 2215
Pre-Columbian Obsidian Arrowhead and Implement Collection
CIRCA 2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (10.8 grams total, 19-26 mm).
Comprising barbed arrowheads and scrapers. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
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LOT 2215
Pre-Columbian Obsidian Arrowhead and Implement Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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