Bronze Age Rumbler Bell

Comprising two arrowheads with foliate head and square-sectioned tang and three awls. 46 grams total, 3.7-10.8 cm



Ex American collector, acquired 1980-2000. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

The two arrowheads are similar to specimens found in Luristan. They belong to the type V of the Khorasani classification. The bow was widely used by the Luristan people. The shape of the blade is often flat or ovate in the cross section with lanceolate profile and two cutting edges.

Lusatian with a broad, pointed-oval blade and a raised central groove with converging ribs. 147 grams, 15.3 cm

Very fine condition.

Private collection, 1950s. Ex Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 18 December 2009, lot 463 (part).

The Lusatian Culture (1300-500 BC) is a Late Bronze Age culture, located in the geographic areas of Eastern Germany (Saxony and Brandenburg), Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic countries and the Black Sea area and is characterised by cremation burials. The dead were buried with their personal equipment: men were provided with weapons (comprising sword, dagger, axe, and spearhead) and ornaments (usually a pin or bracelet). At the start of the Middle Bronze Age, several innovations spread quickly and with a lasting effect across central Europe: swords (based on influences from the Danube region) and spears (socketted spearheads) appeared as new weapons, while two-edged razors, tweezers, knives, and sickles were the new tools.

Composed of a penannular hoop with convex outer face and enlarged terminals with recessed circles just visible. 33 grams, 60 mm wide



UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.