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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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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With a parallel-sided blade curving to a point, with a broad mid-rib, and a rectangular-section tang. 275 grams, 37 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Turkish Iron Dagger with Brass Hilt and Scabbard
Mid 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
