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LOT 1424
Medieval Swallowtail Iron Arrowhead
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (15.7 grams, 96 mm).
With two splayed long barbs, twisted neck and split socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired prior to 2000.
Ex private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
See Jessop, O., Medieval Arrowheads, Finds Research Group datasheet 22, Lincoln, 1997.
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Opening Bid: £800
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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
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Marlik Bronze Spearhead with Linear Decoration
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Opening Bid: £300
Of triangular shape with projecting midribs with vertical grooves alongside, long folded socketted shaft with eighteen horizontal grooves at the base, hole for attachment to a wooden shaft. 436 grams total, 61 cm high including stand
Ex German collection, 1980s. From a Surrey, UK, private collection, 1990s.
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