Hi all,
I need your help :-)
I don't normally buy lithics from the US or South America...partially because I am petrified on modern fakes and mostly because I do not have a clue what they are worth !!!
British and European flint artefacts I can value the genuine and spot a fake at a hundred yards :-)
So today I went to an auction in Sussex (England) that all have provenance and all of the Brit and Danish stuff was 100% genuine. All from one 90 year old collector; who himself purchased collections from big estates (Earl or this, Duke of that, Lord xxx and so on)....so happy with the provenance.
I bought a group which contained this artefact, which my initial online search suggests is an Aztec Tecpatl…..not a nice tool in use...but beautifully made. Does anyone have any suggestions on the material and any further information that can add to the story ?
If you need macro-lens pictures of any section/edge just ask
many thanks in advance
I need your help :-)
I don't normally buy lithics from the US or South America...partially because I am petrified on modern fakes and mostly because I do not have a clue what they are worth !!!
British and European flint artefacts I can value the genuine and spot a fake at a hundred yards :-)
So today I went to an auction in Sussex (England) that all have provenance and all of the Brit and Danish stuff was 100% genuine. All from one 90 year old collector; who himself purchased collections from big estates (Earl or this, Duke of that, Lord xxx and so on)....so happy with the provenance.
I bought a group which contained this artefact, which my initial online search suggests is an Aztec Tecpatl…..not a nice tool in use...but beautifully made. Does anyone have any suggestions on the material and any further information that can add to the story ?
If you need macro-lens pictures of any section/edge just ask
many thanks in advance
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