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LOT 0289
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
CIRCA 1000 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (8 1/8 in.) (92 grams, 14.6 cm (152 grams total, 20.6 cm including stand)).
With flared socket developing to a midrib with scooped ribbing in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs, and casting flaw close to the mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, from Gallery Christian Niederhuber, 2000.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Ehrenberg, M., Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34, Oxford, 1977, item 37, for type.
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LOT 0289
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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10th-9th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With rectangular-section mouth, integral collar developing to five vertical ribs on each broad face, two lateral loops; vent to each broad face, remains at casting sprue at collar. 172 grams, 72 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The form with two lateral loops is unusual. -
Bronze Age Single-Handled Cup Pair
Eastern Mediterranean, 1475-1250 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Comprising: a broad ringware pithos with bifid handle, carinated rim, collector's labels to underside, small hole drilled at base; squat similar pithos with narrow handle. 353 grams total, 14.7-22 cm
Ex Desmond Morris, between 1967-2001. with Christie's, London, 14-15 May 2002, no.44. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Double Spectacle Brooch
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Formed as two large tightly-wound coils; repaired. 129 grams, 14.1 cm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
