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LOT 1279
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Grup
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (163 grams total, 41-83 mm).
Comprising barbed-and-tanged, lanceolate, socketed and other types. [20]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Magical Charm Amulet with Throne Verse
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Bifacial plaque with suspension hole; obverse with central bilinear circle enclosing a grid with numbers, text surrounding; reverse with ten lines of dense text. 31.9 grams, 56 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Faience Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
A designer composed of assorted graduated beads and 'spindle whorls' with a central turquoise-coloured floral pendant, restrung. 41 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Javelin Head
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With foliate blade, rhomboidal in section, raised mid-rib, medium length stem widening at its base and forming a small stop, rectangulat-section tang with bent terminal. 198 grams, 36 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The specimen belongs to the category of tripartite spears with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. They seem to be a Mesopotamian and Susian (Elamite) variant, and this type also includes decorated blades, like the spear from Tello with the inscription 'King of Kish'.
