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LOT 1533
Luristan Bronze Socketted Spearhead
CIRCA 1800 B.C.
14 3/8 in. (222 grams, 36.5 cm).
Slender blade with a raised midrib and tubular socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, p.358, fig.2.106, subtype L5.C.b1.
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LOT 1533
Luristan Bronze Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
12th-11th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £51
Leaf-shaped blade with a wide midrib extending towards the flaring shaft, a rectangular-section tang with bent finial. 319 grams, 35.6 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Squat body with domed filler-hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 413 grams, 94 mm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. 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. -
Medieval Bronze Dagger Pommel
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lentoid in section, brazil-nut type with vertical slot to accept the tang. 79 grams, 38 mm
Found UK. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
