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LOT 1531
Greek Lead Slingshot Collection
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (411 grams total, 29-32 mm).
Mainly biconical types, some with raised lettering and other ornament; supplied with old collector's record tickets. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 1531
Greek Lead Slingshot Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger
1800-1600 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The blade expanding towards the shoulders, a pierced rectangular-section tang. 174 grams, 29.2 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1990s. -
Greek Lead Slingshot with Macedonian Star
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Biconical in profile with a casting seam and a rayed solar symbol, the so-called Argead Star, on one side. 27.2 grams, 30 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The rayed solar symbol (Argead Star, Vergina Star) is interpreted as the historical royal symbol of the ancient Macedonian Dynasty of the Argeads, with its most famous member being Alexander the Great. -
Late Roman Period Iron Narrow Axehead
Germany, 3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Narrow axe with curved blade and oval socket with a flat extension to the rear. 616 grams, 15.5 cm
Ex M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1991; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous yellow cataloguing slip.
