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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]
ProvenancePrivate 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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Pre-Columbian Inca Ceramic Stirrup Vessel with Figure
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With carinated body, stylised figures in relief to each principal face, possibly representing warriors. 780 grams, 24 cm high
Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection. -
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Chancay Anthropomorphic Jar
1000-1200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bulbous-bodied with splayed neck and rounded base, stylised puffy-cheeked, squinty-eyed human face, raised arms embracing the bloated vessel bowl, one suspension loop and remains of a second to neck base. 384 grams, 13 cm high
Acquired by the vendor's mother 1960s-1970s, thence by descent. Ex Spray family collection, Norfolk, UK. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Artefact Collection
Circa 1500 A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £20
A trio of figures comprising: a moustachioed male mask; a stylised duck with applied eyes and piercings to the body; the head and neck of a human figure wearing a substantial headdress, pierced at the top to the reverse. 154 grams total, 65-73 mm
Acquired in England in the 2000s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
