Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:: 21-22 August 1928

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/541

Credit: Sales catalogue: Stevens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$A small old Roman bronze spear-head, and 2 bronze axe-heads, different types (one fine) A very large and most beautifully made “ In Memoriam,” formed from the hair of a deceased lady at seven different pertods of her life, unique . A frame for lenses for testing the eye-sight, 3 old spectacles, and a Chinese nautical compass | A curious and interesting native mask, from Tanganyika, with large lip-plug Eee? Ashanti bronze bell with human bone clapper, and a caravan crier’s bell of very curious type, Wakamba Tribe, E. Africa A very rare Persian archer’s wrist guard (against the bow string), inlaid with gold and a ditto silver charm case _ Morocco enamelled silver box, and an ancient bronze wheel-shaped object, unknown use A whale’s tooth etched with 2 ships (a very old specimen), [hops0% - f {173% G, another with church, a whaler’s bone splicing tool, i and 3 other teeth B Rare Guild axe, entirely of tron, finely engraved and dated 1520, and a gondola hook, fine old specimens, such as this, ave now scarce The Property of a Gentleman. — Two Indian decorated shields A larger ditto, and 2 others Dyak shield, decorated human hair, and another Dyak swords and spears Two Maori shields and spears Six Indian axes (2 with concealed daggers in hilt) Naga axe and spears Four fine Indian spears Four ditto axes Six Malay kris Indian executioner’s sword, and another, carved handle Three Katar daggers, expanding blades Three Gurkha kukris, and 2 Katar daggers Three Khyber knives Two knives (Indian), inlaid gold Five ditto (various) Three ditto (1 carved ivory handle)$

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