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LOT 1486
Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 in. (197 grams, 43.1 cm).
Featuring a slender leaf-shaped blade with a long tapering shaft and a rectnagular-section tang with a bent finial.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, see pl.XXXIII, no.82, from Tepe Hissar; Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, p.301, fig.2.88, subtype L2.B.b.
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LOT 1486
Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Greek and Scythian Bronze Arrowhead Collection
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £70
A mixed group of socketted arrowheads, including some triangular types. 137 grams total, 20-34 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
In ancient Greek warfare, archers were mainly employed by Scythians and Cretans. Both used composite bows made of wood, horn, bone and sinew. This explains the great range of Scythian arrowheads found on the Greek sites. -
Medieval and Later Iron Axehead and Adze Group
15th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising: small blade with offset triangular socket, flared edge; adze with split socket and small flared blade. 157 grams total, 69-82 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference nos.A72 & A73. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising fifteen tanged arrowheads, mainly leaf-shaped and barbed types. 247 grams total, 4.8-18 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
