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LOT 1385
Medieval Socketted Iron Crossbow Bolt Head with Triangle Maker's Mark
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (36.3 grams, 66 mm).
With pyramidal point, square-section shaft, tubular socket and a pelletted triangle maker's mark. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceTucker collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980s.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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LOT 1385
Medieval Socketted Iron Crossbow Bolt Head with Triangle Maker's Mark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Margiana Bronze Axehead
Late 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
With a narrow neck and rounded bill-shaped blade, rounded wings to the socket and square-headed stud behind. 289 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1988.
These categories of axes were of Oriental production, coming from the territories of Bactria and Margiana, occasionally imported to Elam and Luristan. The anthropomorphic and zoomorphic patterns are sometimes visible, and the button at the back of the heel (very common) is related to examples from Luristan, but the style differs markedly. -
Viking Age Iron T-Shaped Axehead
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Narrow T-shaped blade with curved edge, large D-shaped socket with lateral triangular flanges and rectangular extension to the rear. 588 grams, 17 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Slavic battle-axes also came into use in Scandinavia, especially in the Eastern part of Gotland, Denmark and Sweden. One of the types was a T-shaped axe with a broad blade. There were narrow-bladed types too, described as being very light. Another characteristic of some of the Eastern axes was an extra long hammer or more rarely a secondary blade protruding from the back of axehead. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Side-Blade Axehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising a tapering tubular socket with integral reinforcing strap, broad blade developing directly from the shank. 477 grams total, 22 cm high including stand
From London, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
