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LOT 1031
Achaemenid Glass Bead Necklace String
500 B.C. AND LATER
14 1/2 in. (8.09 grams, 37 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate turquoise-coloured beads restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Inscribed Bronze Hand Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
In the form of a hand with fingers held in a gripping position against the top of the palm; possible enigmatic inscription to the palm; simple detailing delineating each finger; collared arm and suspension loop. 42.6 grams, 50 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Grup
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising barbed-and-tanged, lanceolate, socketed and other types. 163 grams total, 41-83 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Javelin Head
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With foliate blade, rhomboidal in section, raised mid-rib, medium length stem widening at its base and forming a small stop, rectangulat-section tang with bent terminal. 198 grams, 36 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The specimen belongs to the category of tripartite spears with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. They seem to be a Mesopotamian and Susian (Elamite) variant, and this type also includes decorated blades, like the spear from Tello with the inscription 'King of Kish'.
