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LOT 1098
British WWII 'Tommy's' Helmet
1939-1945 A.D.
12 1/4 in. (1.14 kg, 31 wide).
Standard issue steel helmet with leather liner and fabric chin-strap, finished green. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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Scythian Bronze Arrowhead Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Composed of four socketted lanceolate arrowheads. 64 grams total, 95-97 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Amlash Tanged Spearhead
12th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Composed of a tapering leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, splayed neck and tapering tang. 637 grams, 49 cm
Acquired on the London art market, prior to 1980s. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the Khorasani spearhead classification, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C. -
Luristan Bronze Dagger
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Comprising a narrow double-edged blade, triangular in profile with raised midrib, rectangular guard with flanges, rectangular grip with lateral flanges to accept an organic grip, curved integral finial. 312 grams, 43 cm
Ex German collection, Cologne, 1980-1990s.
This weapon is typical of the cemeteries dating to the local Late Bronze Age (1300-1000 B.C.). The blade is still triangular but the crescentic pommel is reduced and flanged to be filled with organic material such as bone or wood.
