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LOT 1515
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 - 6 1/4 in. (280 grams total, 6.3-16 cm).
Mainly barbed and tanged types. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Greek Lead Slingshot
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Biconical in profile with casting seam and reserved legend 'ΣΟΜA' to one face, 'HPAKAEI' to reverse, with the possible meaning 'Body of Herakles'. 29.8 grams, 29 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, Munich, Germany.
The principal varieties of the inscriptions found on sling bullets are: 1) the name of a man, a place or a person; 2) the name of a deity, sometimes on its own and sometimes in connection with ‘victory’; 3) words conveying orders, jokes or sarcasms. Here the inscription connects the power of the bullet to the mythical god of strength. -
Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Socketted type with three radiating narrow flanges. 22.92 grams total, 24-38 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Luristan Decorated Bronze Macehead
900-800 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With a slender, scooped blade, a round socket with a ribbed outer flange; three lobed extensions to the rear of the socket with low-relief decorative bands and zigzags, collar to mouth. 360 grams, 10.4 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
