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LOT 2599
Pre-Columbian Stone Spindle Whorl with Cross
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (30.2 grams, 39 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with incised segmented cross to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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