4/6/2025

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240602 5571 CAMEROON, EASTERN FULANI, manilla, 18th century, Semans says Onoudo type, British made, 18th century, envelope that came with it says "mkporo type," brass, about 73x80mm, 11 gauge, casting seams, green surface, F $35.00

240901 1218 CHINA, SPRING and AUTUMN Period, arrowhead, 770-446 BC, trihedron on faceted blade, bronze tang, bronze, head is 15x5mm, tang is 8mm, 1.48g, tang broken, $10.00

240901 1219 CHINA, EASTERN ZHOU, dao single edged knife, 771-256 BC, recurved blade with rectangular base, ring butt, bronze, 195mm long, blade is 18mm wide at base, 66.29g, tip of blade is missing, VG $55.00

240602 5572 CHINA, ZHOU-HAN period, bead string, circa 1000 BC - 200 AD, 3 different types: tube with belly in middle & corded decoration, small tube with thin circular segments, larger tube with thicker circular segments, and an open walled bell, bronze, 20-30mm long, average 7mm diameter, string is about 650mm long, total weight 109.5g, I was told they are from Ordos, 25 pieces, some have flaws, F-VF $95.00

240602 5573 CHINA, ZHOU-HAN period, bead string, circa 1000 BC - 200 AD, 3 different types: tube with belly in middle & corded decoration, small tube with thin circular segments, larger tube with thicker circular segments, and an openwork bead shaped like a pumpkin, bronze, 20-30mm long, average 7mm diameter, string is about 650mm long, total weight 87.67g, I was told they are from Ordos, 22 pieces, pumpkin bead is broken, some of the others have flaws, some have flaws, F-VF $75.00

240602 5574 CHINA, ZHOU-HAN period, bead string, circa 1000 BC - 200 AD, 3 different types: tube with belly in middle & corded decoration, small tube with thin circular segments, larger tube with thicker circular segments, bronze, 20-30mm long, average 7mm diameter, string is about 650mm long, total weight 84.26g, I was told they are from Ordos, 21 pieces, some have flaws, some have flaws, F-VF $65.00

240602 5575 CHINA, ZHOU-HAN period, bead string, circa 1000 BC - 200 AD, all are tubes with thin circular segments except one which is a smaller tube with a belly in the middle, and a thick walled bell, bronze, tubes are about 50mm long, average 8-10mm diameter, string is about 590mm long, bell is 35x18mm, total weight 148.1g, I was told they are from Ordos, 16 pieces, pumpkin bead is broken, some of the others have flaws, some, including the bell, have flaws, F-VF $80.00

240602 5576 CHINA, ZHOU-HAN, circa 1000-200 AD, bead stock, a tube, decorated with linear bands, could be cut into smaller tube beads, bronze, 13mm dia., 89mm long, 34.74g, VF $45.00

240602 5577 CHINA, ZHOU-HAN, arrowheads lot, circa 1000 BC - 400 AD, one is Eastern Zhou biblade with a bit of bronze tang, 4 are Warring States socketed triblades, 3 are Xinjiang pierced wall socketed biblades, 3 are Qin-Han solid triangular with a bit of the mostly missing iron tangs, bronze, longest is 45mm, smallest is 28mm, 11 pieces, VG-VF $75.00

240901 1221 CHINA, Unknown period, assumed ancient, plaque, perhaps 1000 BC - 500 AD, trapezoidal, bevelled edges, holes at corners, mottled gray translucent jade, 31x41mm, 3mm thick, VF $35.00

240901 1222 CHINA, unknown period, ring, circa 500-1900 AD?, triangular cross section, semi-transparent crystal, 33mm outer diameter, 19mm inner diameter, natural flaw, some iron staining, bits of crust, F $35.00

240901 1223 CHINA, unknown period, ring, circa 500-1900 AD?, triangular cross section, semi-transparent crystal, 35mm outer diameter, 18mm inner diameter, nice, XF $75.00

240602 5578 CHINA, TANG-SONG, circa 700-1200 AD, giant crossbow parts, the 3 moving parts of the normal crossbow mechanism (hooked partial wheel, lever, bolt, the box missing, possibly was made of wood, bronze, maximum length of longest piece is 95mm, total weight 293g, VF $155.00

240602 5579 CHINA, TANG-SONG, circa 700-1200 AD, giant crossbow parts, bronze, longest piece 95mm, 202g, VF $145.00

240602 5580 CHINA, MING-QING, circa 1500-1750, planer or scraper, a rectangular handle with a flared blade, steel, 207mm long, butt is 21x4mm, blade is 80mm, 100.38g, VF $45.00

240901 1224 CHINA, unknown period, seal, maybe 500-1500 AD, Obverse: a dragon, Reverse: a central boss with a thick loop, decorated with an animal, whitish bronze, 20mm diameter, 8mm thick at center, 10.02g, some green patina in spots, looks old and original, F $75.00

240602 5583 IVORY COAST, Senufo, figurine, early 20th century, a standing figure, female warrior, holds a spear, brass, 108mm (4.25 inches) tall, 232.2g, VF $250.00

230808 2303 KENYA, bead, 1950s, mould made with a seam in the center of the outer wall, red glass, 8mm outer diameter, 4mm inner diameter, 6mm tall, , nice $5.00

230608 3079 LEBANON, BEKA'A Parthian, fibula, circa 100-300 AD, elbow type, bronze, 40mm, no pin, F $15.00

230608 3080 LEBANON, BEKA'A Parthian, fibula, circa 100-300 AD, elbow type, bronze, 46-50mm, no pin, F $21.00

230608 3081 LIBERIA, cowrie lot, 1940s, cypraea moneta, intact, 1 piece, c. moneta, filed or broken back, 13 pieces, c. annulis, intact, 62 pieces, c. annulis, filed or broken back, 5 pieces, 81 pieces, matte surfaces, VF $55.00

240602 5584 MALI, bracelet, 18-19th centuries, hollow chevron profile with incised and punched in decoration, brass, 72mm outer diameter, 48mm inner diameter, 3-5mm profile, VF $35.00

240602 5585 MALI, bracelet, 15th-18th centuries AD, stacking type, 68mm dia., VF $25.00

284 1211 MEXICO, OAXACA, Zapotec, incense burner cover, unknown period, probably after 13th century, shaped like about 2/3 of a mango with 2 keyholes & 2 tall recatngles cut in the wall, buff clay with traces of red slip, 58mm dia., 60mm tall, chipped at bottom, VG $35.00

231213 3391 MEXICO, San Luis Potosi, sherds lot, unknown period, probably after 13th century, some have patterns, some have glaze, clay, 20-70mm, 13 pcs $30.00

230608 3082 MICRONESIA, GUADALCANAL bead money, 19th to mid-20th century, a flat 7mm red shell bead on about 70mm of handmade cord, called penda chichi, the red ones were more valuable than the white ones, I got these from Paul Dillingham in 1978, he got them in the 60s, $10.00

230608 3083 MICRONESIA, GUADALCANAL shells lot, 1960s, tiny yellowish snails, ~8x10mm, 5 pieces, $1.00

230608 3084 MICRONESIA, NEW BRITAIN shell eye pair, 1960s, they are the thick operculum (door) of a snail, dark green in the center, tan and white ring around, look like eyes, not known to have been used as "money." 2 pieces, $5.00

230608 3085 MIDDLE EAST, bead string, ancient, probably pre-Persian, before 550 BC, tiny black and red clay tubes, 2x5mm, slightly larger tan stone donuts, 4x6mm, and a gray and brown carved stone donut pendant, 24x12mm, arranged on a string as a necklace, 148 beads in all, beads are clay, steatite & shell, ~4mm diameter, 1-4mm long, the string is ~540mm (22"), 60cm long string, about 150 beads, $45.00

230608 3086 NEW GUINEA, shell lot, 1950s, diwarra in plastic bag with label: "… used as money by Tolai people," complete shells without pierced holes, I got these from Paul Dillingham in 1978, he got them in the 60s, 59 pieces, $35.00

230608 3087 NIGER, Maradi-Agadez region, Neolithic, points and small tools lot, circa 10,000-3000 BC, 23 are points, 2 are drills, 2 are small blades, 2 are ambiguous, flint and chert mostly, lengths range from 13mm to 40mm, 29 pieces in all, a few points have chipped tips, $350.00

328 4134 NIGER, from shores of Lake Chad, Neolithic, point, circa 6000-3000 BC, triangular, concave snapped base, basal barbs, flint, 17x26mm, superior work, excellent $26.00

328 4541 NIGER, from shores of Lake Chad, Neolithic, point, circa 6000-3000 BC, triangular, flat base, eccentric, flint, 14x21mm, excellent $9.00

240602 5586 NIGERIA, unknown region - prob. northern, bracelet, circa 10-16th century, copper, 7mm thick, 68mm dia., VG $30.00

240602 5587 NIGERIA, unknown region - prob. northern, bracelet, circa 10-16th century, hollow tube, copper, 9mm cross section, 82mm dia., VG $40.00

240602 5588 NIGERIA, HAUSA, bracelet, 18-19th centuries, a flat band curled at each end around a ring of copper wire, brass, 62x68mm, profile is 20mmx5mm, a2 VF $35.00

240602 5589 NIGERIA, Gworzo (northeast region), hoe money, 18-19th century, purrpurr, an imitation trowel, iron, ~200mm long, F $35.00

285 1209 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, undecorated oval, hemisphical cross section, cast then hammered, open ring bracelet, brass, 111x102mm diameter, 18mm wide, ~10mm thick, 359g, F $23.00

240602 5590 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, undecorated oval, hemisphical cross section, cast then hammered, open ring bracelet, brass, 111x102mm diameter, 18mm wide, ~10mm thick, 359g, F $30.00

285 1210 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, round, triangular cross section, elaborate incised decorations, open ring bracelet, brass, 78mm diameter, 19mm wide, 15mm thick, 223g, aVF $36.00

240602 5591 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, round, triangular cross section, elaborate incised decorations, open ring bracelet, brass, 78mm diameter, 19mm wide, 15mm thick, 223g, aVF $35.00

288 8105 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, round, triangular cross section, elaborate incised decorations, open ring bracelet, brass, 77mm o.d., 47mm i.d., 16mm max. thickness, 186g, aVF $36.00

240602 5592 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, round, triangular cross section, elaborate incised decorations, open ring bracelet, brass, 77mm o.d., 47mm i.d., 16mm max. thickness, 185.8g, aVF $35.00

330 1215 NIGERIA, western region, manilla, 18-20th century, flared ends, relief basketry motifs, 6 small knobs on body, brass, 84mm dia., 10mm cross section, 143.4g, nice XF $45.00

330 1217 NIGERIA, western region, manilla, 18-20th century, flared ends, relief basketry motifs, 4 flat knobs on body, brass, 93mm dia., 10mm cross section, 157.9g, nice XF $45.00

288 8109 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, plain round rod bent in circle, open end, copper, 96mm o.d., 71mm i.d., 9mm thick, 355.8g, $24.00

240602 5593 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, plain round rod bent in circle, open end, copper, 96mm o.d., 71mm i.d., 9mm thick, 355.8g, aVF $30.00

288 8110 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, flat top & bottom for stacking, round inside & out, 6 sections of lateral incisions, open end, brass, 87mm o.d., 72mm i.d., 8mm thick, 123.4g, VF $24.00

240602 5594 NIGERIA, western region, bracelet, 18-20th century, flat top & bottom for stacking, round inside & out, 6 sections of lateral incisions, open end, brass, 87mm o.d., 72mm i.d., 8mm thick, 123.4g, VF $30.00

309 9991 NIGERIA, SE region, manilla, 19th century, called "abi" or "nkombo" type, brass, 54x59x7mm, 71.95g, very rare, $50.00

240602 5596 NIGERIA, SE region, manilla, 19th century, made in Birmigham, abi or "okombo" type manilla, bronze, 55mm dia., VF $20.00

230216 3531 NIGER-MALI, Neolithic, axe, circa 8000-2000 BC, chipped with ground & polished edge, flint, 96x50mm, intact, $65.00

230608 3099 NORTH AMERICA, archaic-Woodland periods, scraper lot, circa 3000 BC to 1500 AD, I dug up one myself in Slade, KY, 1980, the other I don't know where it's from, and a small garnet pebble, both about 30x35mm, 3 pieces, $15.00

230608 3088 OCEANIA, artifacts lot, first half of 20th century, Matly Island braided cord, 300mm and a few smaller pieces, animal teeth, 2 pieces, all from Paul Dillingham, 1978, $10.00

230906 1231 PAKISTAN, Balochistan, INDUS, nose ring, circa 2000-1000 BC, round with flared expansion in middle, bronze, 15x17x8mm, F $55.00

230906 1232 PAKISTAN, Balochistan, INDUS, nose ring, circa 2000-1000 BC, oval with expansion in middle, bronze, 13x18x7mm, F $55.00

2983 8143 PAKISTAN, Balochistan, INDUS and successors, whistle, circa 1800-1000 BC, in shape of a bird with a crest and eyes, clay with reddish slip, 53x45x21mm, it still works, VF $100.00

2983 8144 PAKISTAN, Balochistan, INDUS, whistle, circa 1800-1000 BC, in shape of a bird with a crest on a pedestal, clay with brown slip, 69x65x21mm, it still works, VG $65.00

321 7129 PAKISTAN, Balochistan, INDUS, ring, circa 1800-1000 BC, tall conoid with shallow depression to hold a gem, corded decoration around base, bronze, 19mm i.d., "gem" collar is 15mm o.d. and 8mm tall, band is 10-11mm wide, 10.21g, VF $85.00

329 8145 PAKISTAN, Balochistan, INDUS, figurine, circa 1800-1000 BC, head & forelegs of a humped bull, clay, 57x52x30mm, horns & most of front legs missing too, crude, VG $16.00

298 6405 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, NEOLITHIC-BAKTRIAN, bead, circa 8000-2000 BC, tooth shaped, soapstone, 12x17x6mm, 1.9g, intact, VF $25.00

299 7264 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Neolithic-early Bronze Age?, bead lot, circa 5000-1000 BC, flat rounds, carved shell, 8-10x1mm, shell usually imported from Bal0chistan back then, 17 pcs, nice $75.00

320 4018 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Neolithic-early Bronze Age?, bead lot, circa 5000-1000 BC, shaped like canine teeth or wrapped adze heads, rectangular contour, double drilled, carved black stone, 42x8x7mm, 42x9x6mm, 38x7x6mm, 3 pcs, small chip at base of small one, overall VF+ $65.00

280 8815 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, ANCIENT, bracelet, circa 3000-100 BC, various types, attributed, or at least partially educated guess, bronze, F $15.00

280 8816 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, ANCIENT, bracelet pair, circa 3000-100 BC, various types, attributed, or at least partially educated guess, bronze, F $42.00

230925 5314 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, BAKTRIAN, ring, circa 2000-1000 BC, the face is a quartered oval, V and triangle in each angle, bronze, 21x18x1mm, 3.9g, VF $75.00

320 4019 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, BAKTRIAN, bead lot, circa 2000-500 BC, one is tubular with slightly tapered ends & 3 incised lines around, three are rounded & flattened rectangular with "X" shaped incised decoration, double drilled holes, carnelian with white inlay, 14x4mm,9x7x4mm, 11x9x4mm, 12x11x4mm, 4 pieces, a 16mm tube with 5 lines got $61 on Ebay in March, all nice, $84.00

321 7133 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, unknown period, bracelet, could be 2000 BC-1000 AD, roughly triangular cross section, undecorated, silver, 58x49mm i.d., 3-5mm wide, 25.54g, VF $65.00

330 1228 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Taxila area, BAKTRIAN, figurine fragment, circa 1500-500 BC, head of a goat, clay, 61x53x27mm, $15.00

280 8887 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, circa1000 BC - 400 AD, arrowhead, circa 1000 BC-400 AD, bronze, F-VF $20.00

230808 2304 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER UNKNOWN PERIOD, Baktrian to early Islamic?, medical probe, circa 1000 BC-1000 AD, (I suspect rather late, perhaps 7-12th century, but could be 1000 BC), rod with expanded blunt ends, bronze, 124x5mm, crusty, F $40.00

299 7265 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, bronze age - early medieval, bead lot, circa 1000 BC-1000 AD, mostly fat donuts, brick red glass, 10-13x5-10mm, 9 pcs , nice $55.00

230906 1233 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, BAKTRIAN-SCYTHIAN, seal impression, circa 500 BC-100 AD, Obverse: 2 busts of beardless males facing each other, Reverse: striations, wax or baked clay, 18mm, 2.09g, XF $45.00

292 8108 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, GREEK-SCYTHIAN, spearhead, circa 400 BC -100 AD, leaf shape blade with thick squared & flared base, wrapped shaft, iron, 33x294mm, lightly chipped blades, VG $100.00

292 8109 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, GREEK-SCYTHIAN, spearhead, circa 400 BC -100 AD, iron, 350x35mm (~12.5x1.4"), split socket, cor, VG $80.00

291 9009 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, GREEK or later?, heavy knobby thing, circa 300 BC+, they are macehead weight but shaped wrong, I am imagining that they are wheel retainers but that is probably incorrect, sort of onion shaped, bronze, iron shaft, 79mm tall, 49mm largest diameter, 602g, might be a mace head, F $75.00

322 9211 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Gilgit, GREEK, ear stud, circa 300-100 BC, cufflink shape, round conical show, round base, bronze, 21mm dia., 20mm tall, 11.01g, F $15.00

322 9209 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Gilgit, GREEK, ear or clothing stud, circa 300-100 BC, cufflink shape, round flat show, round base, bronze, 16mm dia., 17mm tall, 7.46g, F $15.00

280 8889 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, circa300 BC - 1400 AD, arrowhead, circa 300 BC-1400 AD, iron, VG-F $10.00

280 8810 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, circa300 BC - 1400 AD, arrowhead, circa 300 BC-1400 AD, iron, F-VF $20.00

285 1205 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, KUSHAN, sculpture fragment, circa 100-400 AD, hand, fingers folded, thumb touching forefinger, bronze, 18x26x8mm, 12.4g, F $51.00

322 9212 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, KUSHAN-ISLAMIC, bracelet, circa 100-1000 AD or later, open with bud ends & incised lines decoration, lead or lead alloy, 74x67mm o.d., 11x13 oval cross section, 121.1g, F $33.00

322 9213 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Buner, Udigram, SHAHI-ISLAMIC?, spatula, circa 700-1000 AD?, irregular blade, loop handle, iron, 150mm long, 50x44mm blade, 24.43g, rust needs stabilizing, VG $12.00

230925 5317 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Turko-Mongol, arrowhead lot, circa 700-1500 AD, 4 are the normal squat tetrahedrons of slighly varying lengths, 30-37mm, 7 are elongated tetrahedrons, 56-102mm, one is tetrahedral with a recurved base, 72mm, 3 are somewhat spade shaped biblades, 50-55mm, one is a chisel point, 87mm, on 89mm tang, iron, all have tangs, all different, 16 pieces, rusty, but nice, mostly $150.00

322 9214 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, SHAHI-ISLAMIC, knife, circa 800 AD or later, single backed, slightly curved blade with short, flat tang, iron, 103x16x2mm, 11.5g, VG $15.00

322 9216 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Turko-Mongol, arrowhead, circa 700-1500 AD, rhomboid tetrahedral head, tang, iron, 78x9x9mm, bent tang, VF $12.00

322 9215 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Buner, Udigram, ISLAMIC, knife, circa 1100-1800, narrow, curved, backed blade, short tang, iron, 225x22x4mm, 46.77g, corroded, $16.00

250206 3172 FIJI, tambua, 19th-20th century, old grafitti: NVIMA (?) on one side, MAI on other, sperm whale tooth with string, 165x74x32mm with ~830mm braided fiber cord attached with nylon twine, the tooth is pre-World War II, the cord & string are 1960s, when it was purchased, $950.00

326 3265 PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC, weight, circa 1200-1300, X / 2 grooves, cuboid, lead, 6x6x3.5mm, 2.07g, VF $12.00

250206 3173 FIJI, tambua, 19th-20th century, sperm whale tooth with string, 138x62x22mm with ~860mm braided fiber cord attached, $850.00

250206 3178 FRANCE, Le Grand Pressigny area, Font Maure, Mousterian, flake tool, 80,000-40,000 BC, jasper, average 50+mm, these were collected in the 1970s, the site is now closed, $75.00

322 9217 PAKISTAN, NORTHWEST FRONTIER, Turko-Mongol, arrowhead, rhomboid tetrahedral head, short tang, iron, 56x8x5mm, non-standard & eccentric shape, a "barbarian imitation" perhaps, F $12.00

250206 3183 INDONESIA, JAVA, bead lot, circa 100-1500 AD, Indo-Pacific type, brick red, glass paste, 50cm string, beads are approximately 2-5mm long, approximately 500 beads, $15.00

325 7210 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 56x21x25mm, 16.58g, VF $55.00

325 7211 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 53x21x21mm, 14.26g, VF $55.00

325 7212 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 44x20x17mm, 9.46g, VF $55.00

325 7213 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 45x19x16mm, 9.41g, excellent surfaces, XF $55.00

325 7215 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 45x20x19mm, 12.12g, broken arch, VF $10.00

325 7216 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 38x21x20mm, 10.84g, excellent patina, XF $65.00

325 7217 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, some decorative shaping of the arch, bronze, 36x20x20mm, 8.94g, VF $55.00

325 7218 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, arch is shaped something like a bent leg, bronze, 36x20x22mm, 17.95g, excellent patina, XF $60.00

325 7219 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, arch is shaped something like a bent leg, bronze, 36x21x21mm, 15.43g, VF $55.00

325 7220 ROMAN, THRACE, fibula, circa 200 BC-400 AD, arch is shaped something like a bent leg, bronze, 37x18x20mm, 15.98g, ~2mm of tip of pin missing, F $25.00

230925 5320 RUSSIA, Zalesky, near Yaroslavl, Forest Neolithic, gouge, circa 2000 BC, curved blade on one side, flat striking surface on the other, flint. 30x42x14mm, 38g, $75.00

230608 3090 SAMOA, cord, 1950s, twisted fiber, 1165mm, $25.00

230608 3091 SAMOA, cord, 1950s, twisted fiber, 900mm, $15.00

230608 3092 SAMOA, cord, 1950s, twisted fiber, 240mm, $5.00

230608 3089 SINGAPORE, Neolithic?, point, no date (10,000-1000 BC), notched, snap base, tan flint, 24x40mm, intact, nice $25.00

230925 5321 SOLOMON ISLANDS, shark teeth pair, no date (1950s), two tiny teeth, holed, strung together with a bit of braided native twine, ivory colored plastic, 85mm diameter, 9mm round cross section, teeth are 8mm, $35.00

230608 3093 SOLOMON ISLANDS, seed, 1960s, coix hard, shiny grey seeds used as small change, all holed, some with bits of string, I bought these from Paul Dillingham in the 60s, 63 pieces, XF $35.00

230608 3094 SOLOMON ISLANDS, bracelet, 1950s, imitation erenge ring, erenge were arm rings carved from giant clam (tridacna) shells, highly esteemed trade items, people had themselves buried with their erenge. In the end they stopped making them, the clams were fished out, someone tried making them out of plastic, maybe that worked for a while, ivory colored plastic, 85mm diameter, 9mm round cross section, $35.00

230906 1234 SOUTHEAST ASIA, rings lot, no date (maybe 19th-early 20th century), the rings are about 16-17mm outer diameter, about 9-10mm inner diameter, about 0.5mm thick, made of lead, probably hand cut from a sheet. They are tied with a piece of old cotton string. They generally resemble Palembang coins. Ex-Colin Bruce, with no useful information attached. lead, = 5.47g total, 10 pieces, F $10.00

240602 5597 THAILAND?, bracelet, hollow with some knobs & incised decoration, silvery brass alloy, 108mm, 94g, VF $55.00

327 1232 TIBET, seal, late 19th - early 20th century, legend / cross hatch pattern to handle, shaped like a chess pawn, iron, 13mm diameter, 48mm tall, 29.87g, VF $110.00

230925 5322 UKRAINE, bell lot, circa 300 BC-1000 AD?, most are globular, one is conical, copper and brass, smallest is 5mm diameter, largest is 17mm, cone is 15mmx46mm, 6 pieces, all different, flaws, bent, splits, $75.00

230925 5323 UKRAINE, fibula tongues lot, circa 500-1000 AD?, two are bronze, one is iron, 35-45mm long, VG-F $15.00

230216 3533 USA, NORTH CAROLINA, Lincoln Co., near Lincolnton, Archaic, point, circa 7000-3000 BC, large, unfinished, gray rhyolite, 102x78mm, small edge chip, otherwise nice, $15.00

231213 3398 USA, TENNESSEE, Grainger Co., Archaic or later, cache of points. circa 6500 BC- circa 1500 AD, These were all found at the same site, some are made from the same stone, apparently by the same person. Includes points of various styles and sizes (24), drills (3), knives (4), most are fine grained flint, few quartzite, ~30-55mm long, Excellent condition mostly, all but 4 have have intact tips $1,100.00

230608 3098 USA, NORTH CAROLINA, Orange Co., archaic period, scraper, before 5000 BC, rhyolite, 70x36x22mm, crude, $25.00

231213 3397 USA, OHIO, HOPEWELL CULTURE, Ohio, fresh water pearl, circa 800 BC, double drilled for stringing, Ex-Gibbs collection, $21.00

320 4027 USA, VIRGINIA, Roanoke Co., net weight, circa 1000-1600 AD, bell shaped, terminal groove & double-drilled hole, carved stone, 58x30mm, 60.69g, intact, $35.00

328 4141 USA, PENNSYLVANIA, points and a few scrapers lot, various styles, range of neatness, a few are quite nice, others not so much, various stone types, 50x25mm, note with them: Shawnee & Ohio Valley tribes, 26 pcs few broken, few superb $70.00

230906 5111 UNKNOWN LOCATION (EURASIA), ring, no date (probably ancient), a carved ring with a triangular point, orange carnelian, 17x23mm, 9mm hole, VF $25.00

230808 2308 WEST AFRICA, bead, 19th century tiny chevron bead, dark blue w/ red & white zigzag stripes, 7mm diameter, 2mm long, Dutch made, $8.00