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LOT 1897
Reproduction North American Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (67 grams total, 23-40 mm).
Mainly with triangular barbed head and broad tang. [37, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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