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LOT 1132
Bactrian Ceremonial Claw Macehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (227 grams, 11.3 cm).
Comma-shaped in plan with a lentoid-section head and clawed socket.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Achaemenid Bronze Arrowhead Group
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising 29 shafted trilobate and pyramidal points, some with barbs. 108 grams total, 23-36 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The Persians used the bow to forge their empire. They would have used bronze or iron arrows of various types which varied in length from three to four centimetres. Many were trilobite in shape, varying from the simple triangular head, the leaf-shaped head or the triangular head with square-section, tang and directional plumes. The old types, created by the Luristan armourers, were still in use in the Achaemenid period. -
Luristan Bronze Flat Axe
13th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Formed with a rounded butt and flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. 173 grams, 22 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead Blade
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a short tang and long blade, raised midrib, a rivet to the base. 254 grams, 33 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The spearhead belongs to type 2 according to the classification of Khorasani. A similar specimen was excavated by Negahban in Marlik.
