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LOT 1577
Bactrian Silver Macehead with Interlaced Dragons
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (440 grams total, 20 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; rim chipped; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Opening Bid: £125
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Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Luristan Decorated Bronze Macehead
900-800 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With a slender, scooped blade, a round socket with a ribbed outer flange; three lobed extensions to the rear of the socket with low-relief decorative bands and zigzags, collar to mouth. 360 grams, 10.4 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Greek Lead Slingshot Group
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Each lentoid with thick casting seam to the rim. 131 grams total, 26-31 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
