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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2215

Pre-Columbian Obsidian Arrowhead and Implement Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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