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LOT 1487
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (364 grams, 15.2 cm).
With slender socketted shaft, thick blade broadening towards the cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Carmarthen, UK, collection; acquired 1950s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XIX, no.68, from Susa.
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Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Each socketted with a side lug and raised midrib. 20.4 grams total, 43-48 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
US Confederate Bayonet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a tubular socket for fixing to a muzzle of a weapon, long tapering triangular blade with a raised rib on the underside and a rectangular stamp at the base. 390 grams, 46.5 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead Blade
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
With rounded shoulders and square-sectioned mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole. 45 grams, 46.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The spearhead belongs to the type VI spearhead of the Khorasani classification. It is characterised by a long blade and short tang, slightly rounded shoulders and pronounced midrib. Similar weapons were excavated by Prof. Negahban in the royal cemetery of Marlik.
