Loading, please wait...
LOT 1384
Medieval Pierced Incendiary Fire Arrowhead
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (100 grams, 21.5 cm).
With heater-shaped profile and holes to the trailing edge, baluster to the neck, square-section tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate Buckingham, UK, collection, formed before 2000.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Medieval Iron Dagger
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a single-edge blade with swept point, thick bolster with lateral spur, rivets for lateral organic scales. 244 grams, 33.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Aramaic Bronze Inscribed Arrowhead
8th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Broad trapezoidal form with cutting edges, fifteen inscribed characters to one face. 12.6 grams, 10.1 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenician Bronze Arrowhead with Inscriptions
Circa 12th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Slender leaf-shaped two-edged blade with broad neck and sturdy tang; impressed inscriptions to both faces. 14.2 grams, 10.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
The arrowhead seems to carry a Proto-Aramaic or Phoenician inscription like many arrows found in the Levant and Israel. They are usually reporting proper names like ‘Suwar, retainer of Abday’. As far as the function of these arrowheads is concerned, we know that the name inscribed on them was the owner's because successive owner's names were incised on two palimpsest examples. The central rib of this arrow bears on both sides a ten letter inscription, which is relatively deep and firmly incised. The inscription should be read 'ḤŞ…BN…NY = ‘arrow of K…son of…ANAY’.
