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Prehistoric stone mortar, Papua New Guinea - East Sepik, Size: M: 11,4 x 27 x 21 cm (M: 11,4 x 27 x 8.3 inch), ID: 3052681
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Auction 105

Prehistoric stone mortar ·  Papua New Guinea - East Sepik · ID: 3052681

Starting price EUR 3,000
Estimated price EUR 6,000
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Provenance
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 11,4 x 27 x 21 cm
M: 11,4 x 27 x 8.3 inch

Description

This stone mortar was elaborately decorated with geometric patterns and knobs arranged in two rows one below the other. It originates from the eastern Sepik, between the Yuat and Keram rivers.

Comparing literature

Swadling, Pamela et al., Prehistoric stone artefacts from Enga (...), in: Journal de la Société des Océanistes, 126-127, Année 2008.

Publications

Friede, John et. al., New Guinea Highlands, 2017, p. 36, ill. 1.31.

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

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