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LOT 1439
Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (6.75 grams total, 29-33 mm).
Each a small socketted arrowhead. triangular in section with shallow point; one with ribbing to the barbs. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Viking Age and Later Axehead Group
Circa 10th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising socketted axeheads of various types; some possibly stamped with maker's marks. 7 kg total, 16-24.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
An axe similar to those of our group was found in the fortified camp of Péran, in Brittany, among the objects that emerged from a conflagration due to the attack of Alain Barbetorte's Bretons on a Viking camp, in 936 A.D. These axes were certainly work tools, although in case of necessity they could also serve as improvised weapons -
Western Asiatic White Flecked Grey Stone Mace Head
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform in profile with vertical socket expanding towards the base. 351 grams, 70 mm
Ex London gentleman's collection, 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Adze-Axe
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With central shaft hole and blade set at a right angle. 1.25 kg, 25.7 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The adze-axe was a fundamental axe of many Bronze Age ancient cultures. Its form was one that lends itself to dual purposes - for war and work. As a tool, it functioned in woodwork in fabricating a variety of objects and as a weapon, its heavy mass and compact form make it a very deadly striking and chopping weapon, even able to defeat light armour.
