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LOT 1442
Luristan and Phoenician Bronze Arrowheads
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (202 grams total, 3.3-11.5 cm).
Mixed group of socketted, tanged and other arrowheads. [20]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Luristan Bronze Spearhead with Circumferential Rings
9th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With broad leaf-shaped blade and tapering tubular socket, four graduated horizontal rings securing the split socket. 199 grams total, 26.2 cm including stand
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
The spear belongs to the type VIII classified by Khorasani (spearheads with well-projecting midribs and long folded sockets) and more specifically to subtype C (with leaf-shaped blade and short hollow socket). Usually the willow-leaf blade has an almost straight shoulder base and a wide, flat midrib tapering towards the point. -
Western Asiatic White Veined Grey Stone Mace Head
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Barrel-shaped in profile with vertical socket expanding towards the base, rounded neck. 356 grams, 83 mm
Ex London gentleman's collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Blade
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With rounded shoulders and square-sectioned mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole. 255 grams, 38 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The Luri people produced a quantity of fine metalwork, which according to Dr. Khorasani, could be due to a settled period which arose as a result of the defeat of the Elamites by the Babylonians, leaving the Luristani people in relative peace for a period of time after 1200 BC. According to Khorasani 'A culture of innovation and experimentation flourished, and the repertoire of the Luristan smiths expanded in the period between 1150–1050 BC.'
