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LOT 1473
Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 5/8 in. (184 grams, 32 cm).
Comprising a triangular blade with a narrow midrib, a short tang with two attachment studs in situ.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Negahban, E., Weapons from Marlik, Berlin, 1995, plate IX, no.117; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 283, for type.
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LOT 1473
Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (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. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £90
Comprising a triangular blade with a narrow midrib, a short tang with two attachment studs in situ. 184 grams, 32 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Luristan Bronze Axehead
12th-11th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
A spike-butted axehead with a short cylindrical socket with four furrowed ribs leading to four short spikes, blade with curved upper and lower edges and a convex cutting edge. 390 grams, 22 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
It is difficult to know whether this type of axe, given its high decoration in some specimens, was used as a weapon or was a symbol of rank and prestige, employed for ceremonial or cult purposes. However, considering that the concept of parade weapons did not exist in the surrounding areas in antiquity, these axes were most probably used for both military and ceremonial purposes.
