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LOT 1064
Large Holy Land Trans-Jordan Terracotta Bowl
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (1.6 kg, 24 cm wide).
With wide body and low foot, decorative impressed-point band with four low lugs below the rim, undulating line at the foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Opening Bid: £222
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Western Asiatic Core Formed Glass Bird
12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With lentoid-section blade, tongue-shaped in plan with integral tapering hilt with flared finial, lateral flanges to accept a panel of bone or wood to each face forming the grip. 131 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows.
