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LOT 2233

Prehispanic Hollow Base Stone Arrowhead Group

CIRCA 2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (5.12 grams total, 34 mm each).

Comprising two finely knapped bifacial, hollow base type arrowheads. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Private UK 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 2233

Prehispanic Hollow Base Stone Arrowhead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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