Lot 674
Rappahannock River and Florida Excavated Relics. From the historic 1930s discoveries of Startzman and Zirkie - Luray, Virginia Museum - as described in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. These nine artifacts were unearthed in the 1930s by the Startzman-Zirkie excavation of the Rappahannock Indian mounds in Virginia and from digs in Spanish Colonial Florida. Documented in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography and exhibited in a private museum until de-accessed in the 1950s. This amazing collection includes a blue-green beaded necklace example which is from the actual Rappahannock dig.
Other items included: white shell necklace from Florida; A quartz pendant found by Brian Emerson near Tampa, Florida; Three beautiful Spanish Colonial religious medallions from the 16th to early 18th century from the Spanish Mission site at Amelia Island Florida; A very rare 1565-1580 Spanish Colonial wax seal from the Mission Nombre de Dios period, which was found in St. Augustine, Florida, is an excellent addition to this archive; A 1550-1560 Spanish doublet military ball button and a spear point made from kettle brass. All itmes have been individually boxed for display.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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| Realized $590 |
