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LOT 1263
Achaemenid Bronze Punched Bar Bracelet
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (25 grams, 62 mm).
D-section bar with tapering ends, series of punched pellets to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Opening Bid: £750
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Urartian Bronze Recumbent Bull
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Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium. Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12411-225769. -
North-Western Luristan Bronze Dagger
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
The hilt decorated with three ridges set above incised chevrons, guard with round shoulders forming two arms that overlap the blade, cast into a tapering triangular blade with round mid-rib. 505 grams, 33 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
This very rare typology of dagger is related in type with those with crescent guard, while the pommel is related to the daggers with disc pommel. A similar parallel came from Tepe Hissar in North Iran. According to Muscarella, it is highly probable that the daggers with such rare hilt had an origin in an area north of Luristan.
