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LOT 1797
Luristan Bronze Socketted Spearhead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 7/8 in. (136 grams, 22.6 cm).
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib extending to a tubular socket with four raised circumferential ribs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003) in Russian, pl. XXXV, no.21, for the type.
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LOT 1797
Luristan Bronze Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Luristan Bronze Socketted Spearhead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib extending to a tubular socket with four raised circumferential ribs. 136 grams, 22.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Ram Amulet
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in the round, standing with head raised and curled horns carefully modelled; one leg absent. 25.3 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of the British archaeologist Frederick William Robins. Ex Clarkes Auctions, Dorset, UK. -
Seljuk Engraved Turquoise Calligraphic Intaglio
Circa 13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Oval cabochon with an inscription within a double-bordered square with a star at the centre, a line of text on each side of the outer edges of the square. 2.19 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
