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LOT 1185
Luristan Bronze Razor Pair
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/8 - 6 3/4 in. (95 grams total, 15.5-17 cm).
Comprising: leaf-shaped double-edged blade with rounded tip; thick rectangular-section handle with heart-shaped edges. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types. 4.99 grams total, 2-9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Core Formed Glass Bird
12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With curved and tapering body decorated with dragged and marvered trails, applied lugs for the wings, eyes and beak, domed green glass foot. 118 grams, 72 mm
Acquired in London, 1992. Private collection, London. -
Mixed Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including a bone dress pin, small bronze axehead, ceramic bust fragment and other items. 382 grams total, 4-14 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
