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LOT 1480
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 5/8 in. (267 grams, 34.7 cm).
Slender blade with a wide midrib and a short rectangular-section tang.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 40, p.36.
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LOT 1480
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Greek Lead Slingshot with Macedonian Star
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £20
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. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £50
Including barbed-and-tanged, spade-shaped and other types. 319 grams total, 7.4-18 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Lead Cnaeus Pompey Battle of Munda Slingshot
Circa 46 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Facetted lentoid-section sling shot (glans) with inscription in Latin letters 'CN' (Cneius) 'MAG' (Magnus) on one side, and 'IMP' for 'IMPERATOR' (victorious general) to the other side, i.e., Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Imperator (Pompey the Great the victorious general). 71.2 grams, 51 mm
Previously from a private Spanish collection. Ex London, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of a Spanish export licence.
The shot (Völling type 1C) is marked with the abbreviated name of Gnaeus Pompey; it was used in quantity at the Battle of Monda (or Munda) against Julius Caesar, 17th March 45 BC. The projectiles could be of different material: in lead (glandes) or in pottery or stone (lapides missiles). Sometimes they were signed with the name of the general, as is our specimen.
