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LOT 1359
Medieval Lozenge-Shaped Iron Arrowhead
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (16.8 grams, 99 mm).
Lanceolate in profile with split socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired prior to 2000.
Ex Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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Viking Age Iron Stirrup with Laten Inlay
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Luristan Bronze Sword Blade
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
A substantial leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib extending to a short tang, ribbed fullers with curved ends extending to the shoulders. 883 grams total including stand, sword: 44 cm
From London Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
Luristan was hardly an ethnic or political entity, but the people of Luri had relations through warfare and trade with Sumerians, Lullubi, Assyrians, Babylonians and Elamites in a large time period, spanning from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium B.C. The ruling elites of warrior horsemen were buried in the graves with their weapons and horses which are the main sources of the Luristan bronze weapons.
