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LOT 1543
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 1/4 in. (400 grams, 33.8 cm).
The blade with rounded shoulders, the raised midrib extending to the shaft, a rectangular-section tang below.
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, for similar spearheads.
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LOT 1543
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Luristan Bronze Socketted Spearhead
Circa 1800 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Slender blade with a raised midrib and tubular socket. 222 grams, 36.5 cm
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Ovoid body with circular socket. 435 grams, 86 mm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Axehead
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a short socketted shaft, the plain rectangular blade broadening towards the cutting edge; side holes on the shaft. 446 grams, 11.4 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Unadorned weapons, especially axes, adzes, and picks, were made by Luristan craftsmen using simple clay or stone bivalve moulds, into which a core was inserted to form the socket for the shaft. Typically, the metallic composition consisted of a combination of arsenical bronze and copper, together with a small percentage of lead.
