Indian Artifact Auction 2007-05-05 Auction - 120 Price Results - Leland Little in NC - Page 2
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63: Over 50 Indian Rhyolite Projectile Points,54: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,78: Over 200 White Quartzite Indian Projectile Points,
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Hillsborough, NC, United States
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Leland Little

Leland Little

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The Charles W. Merry, Sr. Collection of Indian Artifacts

We are honored to be selling unreserved at public auction the extensive and important Indian artifact study collection gathered by Charles W. Merry, Sr. (1913 - 2002) of Rockville, Maryland.

Mr. Merry was an amateur archaeologist of the highest order, meticulously recording his finds and sharing them with professionals. His comprehensive assemblage of pre-historic material formed the basis for Jack Hranicky's massive "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia." The Merry Collection was also used to illustrate Hranicky and Painter's "A Guide to the Identification of Virginia Projectile Points." Many of the pieces offered in this sale are thus enhanced by the ironclad provenance of having been published.

Mr. Merry's efforts resulted in a highly focused regional collection spanning some 12,000 years of Native American history along the Potomac. He spent the leisure hours of a lifetime recovering artifacts from plowed fields and riverbanks that have long since been lost to urban sprawl emanating from nearby Washington, D. C. Nothing like the Merry Collection will ever again be formed in the vicinity of our nation's capital.

Although some of the collection's finer pieces are to be sold individually, most of the material will be offered in Mr. Merry's original homemade trays as organized by him.

SOLD
Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe, Sycamore Landing, Montgomery County, Maryland, greenstone, 5 1/2" long. Nicely pecked groove with polished poll and bit. Plow mark to one side with old identification
0025: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
3/4 Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,: 3/4 Grooved Archaic Indian Axe, Montgomery County, Maryland, tan quartzite, 3 1/4" long, polished w/ perfectly formed bit. A few plow marks do not detract. Old label states the axe was found in
0026: 3/4 Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone,: Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone, Hannover, Pennsylvania, greenstone, 5 1/2" long, undrilled. Pecked with easily discernable wings. Old identification label, plow marks. Pictured as #62 on page
0027: Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone,: Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone, dark hardstone, possibly basalt, 6 1/2" long, undrilled, winged form. One ear nicked by plow. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0028: Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone,: Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone, rhyolite, 5" long, undrilled, winged form. One ear nicked w/ plow marks. Pictured as #64 on page 230 in "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of
0029: Pre-form Archaic Indian Bannerstone,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Group of 3 Pre-form Arcahic Indian Bannerstones,: Group of 3 Pre-form Arcahic Indian Bannerstones, green hardstone, 4' - 4 3/4", undrilled, winged form. Nicks, plow marks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0030: Group of 3 Pre-form Arcahic Indian Bannerstones,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Pre-form Indian Tube Pipe,: Pre-form Indian Tube Pipe, grey hardstone, 4 1/2" long, partially drilled not polished. Intact save for plow marks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0031: Pre-form Indian Tube Pipe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Two Indian Game Stones,: Two Indian Game Stones, rhyolite and quartzite, 31mm and 18 mm, highly polished of good form. Minor chipping to the rhyolite ball. Pictured as #36 on page 228 in "Lithic Technology in the Middle
0032: Two Indian Game Stones,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Indian Pestle,: Indian Pestle, speckled tan hardstone, 10" long. A few plow scars, evidence of use. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0033: Indian Pestle,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Quartzite Woodland Indian Celt,: Quartzite Woodland Indian Celt, likely Maryland, grey, 4 1/2" long, nice polish to bit. Intact. Pictured as #94 on page 233 in "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and
0034: Quartzite Woodland Indian Celt,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Chipped Woodland Indian Celt With Polished Bit,: Chipped Woodland Indian Celt With Polished Bit, Montgomery County, Maryland, green hardstone, 3 1/4" long. An appealing artifact showing great contrasts between a crudely chipped poll and a highly
0035: Chipped Woodland Indian Celt With Polished Bit,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Greenstone Woodland Indian Celt,: Greenstone Woodland Indian Celt, likely Maryland, 5 1/2" long, pecked sides w/ highly polished poll and bit. Intact, but numerous plow marks. Pictured as #96 on page 233 in "Lithic Technology in the
0036: Greenstone Woodland Indian Celt,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Two Prehistoric Indian Pestles,: Two Prehistoric Indian Pestles, Montgomery County, Maryland, both brown hardstone, 12 1/2" and 11 1/4" long. Old identification labels, plow marks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0037: Two Prehistoric Indian Pestles,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Green Hardstone Chipped Hoe,: Green Hardstone Chipped Hoe, Montgomery County, Maryland, 4" high. Broad bit, irregular poll. Plow marks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection. Pictured as #24 on page 227 of "Lithic Technology in the
0038: Green Hardstone Chipped Hoe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Three Published Woodland Indian Celts,: Three Published Woodland Indian Celts, Maryland, the first is sandstone, 4" and appears to be a natural shape; the second is green hardstone, 4 1/8" w/ polished double-bit; the third is chipped
0039: Three Published Woodland Indian Celts,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Four Chipped Indian Axes,: Four Chipped Indian Axes, likely Maryland, green hardstone, 3 1/4" - 3 1/2" long. Three are intact; one has a broken poll. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0040: Four Chipped Indian Axes,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Group of Three Woodland Indian Celts,: Group of Three Woodland Indian Celts, likely Maryland, green hardstone, average 4" long. All polished with varying degrees of plow damage. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0041: Group of Three Woodland Indian Celts,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Three Indian Chipped Quartzite Blades,: Three Indian Chipped Quartzite Blades, likely Maryland, average 5". Large, bi-face artifacts of good form. Either celts or pre-forms. Minor nicks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0042: Three Indian Chipped Quartzite Blades,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Group of Four Polished Woodland Indian Celts,: Group of Four Polished Woodland Indian Celts, Maryland, green hardstone, average 4" long w/ varying degrees of polish. Moderate plow marks on three. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0043: Group of Four Polished Woodland Indian Celts,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Three Indian Hardstone Implements,: Three Indian Hardstone Implements, Maryland. Includes: Full-grooved pebble axe, 6" long w/ very lightly pecked groove; Full-grooved maul, 3" long; Chipped celt or hoe, 5 1/4" long. All with some plow
0044: Three Indian Hardstone Implements,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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3/4 Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,: 3/4 Grooved Archaic Indian Axe, Montgomery County, Maryland, pecked and polished quartzite, 4 3/8". Intact w/ old identification label. Pictured as #114 on page 235 of "Lithic Technology in the
0045: 3/4 Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe, Hanover, Pennsylvania, pecked and polished quartzite, 4 1/2" long, flat poll, good form. Intact. Pictured as #115 on page 235 in "Lithic Technology in the Middle
0046: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe, likely Maryland, pecked and polished quartzite, 5 1/4" long. Chipped blade. Pictured as #116 on page 235 of "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of
0047: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe, likely Maryland, pecked and polished greenstone, 3 1/2" long, a few nicks. Pictured as #117 on page 235 of "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of
0048: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000