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LOT 1042
Medieval Iron Arrowhead Group
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 4 1/4 in. (40 grams total, 5-10.7 cm).
Comprising tanged and socketted arrowheads with triangular, leaf-shaped and barbed examples. [4]
ProvenanceFrom a private European collection, formed in the 1980s.
Acquired from TimeLine Auctions, 2016, lot 72.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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Luristan Arrowhead Collection
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising leaf-shaped and triangular, tanged and barbed arrowheads. 70 grams total, 9.1-12.4 cm
English private collection, acquired 1970s. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
The arrowheads correspond to the classification of the arrowheads with elongated triangular shape with barbed shoulders and lanceolate head with rounded shoulders from the category type V, according to the studies of Khorasani and the excavations in Negahban. -
Medieval and Later Iron Axehead Collection
14th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including socketted heads of various types, each with a convex cutting edge. 4.27 kg total, 12-19.2 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Viking Age Iron Bearded Axehead
9th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Finno-Ugrian with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with spur to the underside, socket with extended lower sleeve. 779 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
During their struggles against Germans and Teutonic Knights, deceased pagans were often cremated along with damaged or ceremonially sacrificed weaponry. If swords were generally reserved for the military elite, the side axe was one of the most commonly used weapons.
