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LOT 2325
Pre-Columbian Polished Spiked Macehead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (397 grams, 15.9 cm).
Comprising two long round-section spikes tapering to the ends with socket to the centre and two small lateral ellipsoid-section spikes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Oxford, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N177; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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