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LOT 1089
Chinese and Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (18.9 grams total, 24-40 mm).
Comprising two triangular-section Greek arrowheads; a gilt triangular-section arrowhead with short tubular socket. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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North West Persian Short Sword with Blood Channels
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With short tang for an organic hilt, the blade showing multiple grooves forming a pronounced mid-rib spanning roughly more than three-quarters of the blade; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.18 kg total, 45.5 cm (49 cm including stand)
Ex P.A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
Luristan was hardly an ethnic or political entity, but the people of Luri had relations through warfare and traded with Sumerians, Lullubi, Assyrians, Babylonians and Elamites over a long period of time, spanning from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium B.C. The ruling elites of warrior horsemen were buried with their weapons and horses. -
Ceremonial Polearm with Wooden Shaft
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Iron-headed 'Lucerne hammer' on a short wooden shaft; the hammer-face with three sturdy spikes, square-section spearhead above and curved bec de corbin to the rear with two short lateral spikes, languets extending down the faces of the shaft. 2 kg, 1.8 m
Acquired UK art market, 1980s-1990s. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman collector. -
Amlash Type Spearhead Bronze Spearhead Blade
13th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Showing a long tapering blade with rounded shoulders and prominent mid-rib, the tang straight and rectangular in section. 348 grams, 43.4 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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., but the period of use is attested to at least until 1000 B.C.
