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Including oblate, annular, barrel-shaped and other types, some with applied granulation. 5.07 grams total, 1-6 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rectangular in plan with domed upper face, intaglio advancing ibex motif. 8.16 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of oblate, conical and melon beads, some with decoration, central feature a large green glazed discoid bead. 41 grams, 31 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Including triangular, barbed-and-tanged and other types. 197 grams total, 6.7-15.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
One side engraved with two opposing figures engaged in a fight with swords; the opposite side with geometric motifs; pierced longitudinally. 6.18 grams, 13 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
Hemispherical in profile with thin rim; low-relief band of hatched ornament to the sidewall. 424 grams, 21.2 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Plano-convex in profile with stamped image of a seated figure with tall headdress and one arm raised holding the foreleg of a rampant ibex; Sumerian (?) text to the border. 3 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
With lentoid-section blade, tongue-shaped in plan with integral tapering hilt with flared finial, lateral flanges to accept a panel of bone or wood to each face forming the grip. 131 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.377, cat.6, for the type (IIIa bronze dirk).
The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.377, cat.6, for the type (IIIa bronze dirk).
The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows.
Lentoid in plan with low-relief scrolled tendril motif. 4.5 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
A group of two arm-and-hand brooches each with ribbed collars to the shank and the catchplate formed as a hand with protruding thumb. 98 grams total, 55-57 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 718.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 718.
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Pierced longitudinally to the straight edge. 18.3 grams, 55 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Bell-shaped with bands of applied granulation, applied loop above. 2.6 grams, 23 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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