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LOT 1549
Luristan Comb-Backed Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (400 grams, 21 cm).
With ribbed openwork socket terminating in a butt formed of four cones, the blade expanding from the socket.
ProvenanceFrom a London collection, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Godard, F., The Art of Iran, London, 1965, item 99, for type.
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Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With triangular tappering blade and flat cutting edge, oval socket. 997 grams, 17 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Encased Thracian Bronze Triplebarb Arrowhead
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Triangular in section with prominent flanges extending beyond the mouth of the integral socket; mounted in a glass display on a wooden stand with handwritten legend. 28.3 grams, 31 mm
From Asia. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector. -
Framed Greek Bronze Barbed Arrowhead
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Leaf-shaped arrowhead with midrib, conical socket and lateral spur; mounted in a glazed wooden display case with hand-lettered explanatory text concerning the battle of Thermopylae where the item was found. 440 grams total, 22.7 x 17.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
