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LOT 1493
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
CIRCA 2200-1600 B.C.
4 in. (246 grams, 10 cm).
Curving blade and a tubular socket with decorative collars. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXI, nos.51,67, for the type; Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, cat.344, for similar.
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LOT 1493
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Cuman Silver Military Sceptre
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Comprising a slender tapering body in graduated gilded sheet-silver sleeves with rolled rims; at base, a bronze ferrule with a squared finial; at top, a mushroom-shaped boss with lateral attachment rivet; restored. 353 grams, 56 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13377-259199. -
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
Circa 2200-1600 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Curving blade and a tubular socket with decorative collars. 246 grams, 10 cm
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Bactrian Bronze Claw Axehead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Egg-shaped with spiked prongs to the socket, narrow, rounded cutting edge. 165 grams, 11.9 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The 'claw mace' was an enigmatic ancient bronze weapon from the Bronze Age Near East. The hollow bulbous head was trailed by tines of varying lengths. It is believed that it was affixed over a wooden shaft and used like a club in combat, and not necessarily used as a ceremonial weapon. The knife-edge bulb end could have broken bones and proven to be a formidable striking weapon requiring no skill to wield. The tines would have not only been decorative, but would have served to add strength below the striking end to prevent breakage. In battle, maces were often used by commanders to display rank when giving orders in battle and leading soldiers, inspiring leadership and power. Egg-shaped with spiked sleeves or prongs, the top of the weapon has a narrow edge, and the sleeves have small internal tangs for mounting.
