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LOT 2226

Pre-Columbian Stone Arrowhead Collection

CIRCA 2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 - 2 3/8 in. (27.5 grams total, 22-61 mm).

Comprising bifacial knapped leaf, barbed and hollow base arrowhead types, in white quartz; most with a three-digit inked collector number. [8, 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 2226

Pre-Columbian Stone Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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