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LOT 1158
Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (213 grams total, 32-56 mm).
Mainly comprising socketted arrowheads of triangular type, including at least one barbed and one tanged example. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Flat Axe
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Featuring wedge-shaped cheeks, a convex cutting edge and rounded terminal. 106 grams, 18.6 cm
UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery.
The flat axe belongs to Type 1, sub-type a.4 of the Çetin-Bilgi classification of flat axes. They have concave-sided blade, rectangular in section, a splayed cutting edge and a narrow butt. The first examples of axe-type weapons appear in the last phase of the Late Chalcolithic Age in the Middle East and Anatolia. -
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British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sword
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Composed of a curved blade with broad fuller, facetted steel stirrup hilt and grip retaining its original wire-bound leather; accompanied by the sword's steel scabbard. 1.7 kg, 1.01 m
Acquired from Military Swords Ltd, UK, 2015. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the purchase invoice and item details. -
Luristan Bronze Barbed Arrowhead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed with a midrib and tapering rectangular-section tang. 31 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
