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Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023

Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1190

Group of 15 Pleistocene Tools

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

fire starter, phallic symbol rock, axe head, tusks, two partial knives, fossilized bison or equine bone tool, bone point; other objects not identified, some in group with accession numbers, largest 8-1/2 in.

 

Note: These tools were from a museum and possibly represent the collection of a singular prehistoric Native American.  This collection has been in private hands since the 1960s.

Condition

as found and with visible accretion or deterioration from age, some material fragmentation or chipping as expected

Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina