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LOT 1567
Luristan Bronze Socketted Adze
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (355 grams, 14.2 cm).
Long tubular socket, rectangular-section tapering blade with convex cutting edge.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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LOT 1567
Luristan Bronze Socketted Adze
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Piriform in profile with a rounded base, and two circumferential bands on the shoulder; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 465 grams, 13.7 cm
From a specialist collection, London, UK, 1990-2000s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Mainly barbed and tanged types of slender profile. 287 grams total, 6.2-17.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Elamite Bronze Macehead with Faces
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A hollow-formed decorative mace or sceptre-head formed as a tubular neck with segmented collar, segmented shoulder above three radiating masks each with exaggerated circular eyes, brow developing to a triangular nose above a crescent mouth; neck developing to a ribbed collar below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 155 grams total, 10.8 cm including stand
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
