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LOT 1119
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 5 in. (220 grams total, 7.5-12.5 cm).
Mainly composed of tanged examples of barbed and leaf-shaped types. [10]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From the collection of a late Japanese weaponry collector.
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LOT 1119
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Victorian 1845 Pattern Officer's Sword by Buckmaster
19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Composed of a slightly curved and fullered blade with crowned VR monograms, royal arms and maker's name and London address; with half-basket pierced brass guard and hilt bearing openwork crowned VR monogram; ray skin hilt with wire binding, 733 grams, 97 cm
Acquired from ROA Antique Arms, UK. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the ROA purchase invoice and listing. -
Marlik Bronze Short Sword with Crescentic Pommel
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Formed with a slender triangular blade, raised midrib with flat upper face, penannular guard and scooped shoulders, columnar grip with two gusseted hoops, the upper half of the grip is decorated with vertical lines, the lower part with horizontal grooves, crescent pommel; short sword or dagger. 430 grams, 44 cm
Ex Alexander Cotton collection, Hampshire, UK 1980s.
This short sword or dagger belongs to the category of blades with pennanular guard, with hilt and guard cast in one piece with the grip. This solid weapon has separate sets of encircling ribs on the grip. Negahban excavated similar weapons from the Marlik cemeteries, although sometimes the type combines grip and penannular guard with flanged hilts open to accept inlays. -
Greek Browband from Bronze Pseudo-Attic Helmet
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Semi-circular in shape, flat, the upper part raised, the lower one fitted with two fastening holes for the attachment to the upper bowl of the helmet; restored. 42 grams, 20.6 cm
Restored.
Private collection before 1937. Private collection, acquired February 1937, thence by descent. T.S. collection, UK, 1963.
The browband comes from a pseudo-Attic helmet of Thracian type (example from Brjastovec) or of a pseudo-Attic type with a high cap and fitted with a browband. These helmets, after prototypes already visible in the 5th century B.C., are typical of the Hellenistic era. The browband, if not fixed, was attached under the helmet's bowl, on the sides, by two rivets.
