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LOT 1597

Greek, Egyptian and Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection in Display Case

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

10 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (965 grams total, 26.2 x 24 cm).

Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped, barbed-and-tanged and other types, some with inked find spot and accession data, wired onto a velvet board in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982).
Acquired Oxford, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA21; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Footnotes

Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982) was a general practitioner and antiquarian who built up an important collection of ancient implements, weapons and ornaments that eventually numbered some eight thousand items. It was he who alerted the British Museum to the discovery of the fabulous Mildenhall treasure after being shown it by Sydney Ford during Easter in 1946. The bulk of his collection is now in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, but Fawcett previously sold or traded many pieces in order to improve his collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1597

Greek, Egyptian and Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection in Display Case

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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