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LOT 0297
Pre-Achaemenid Silver Clad Lion Shield Boss
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (82 grams, 76 mm).
With stylised repoussé head and face detailing showing two faces, one to the side and the other to the top, the mane represented by a scalloped border; sheet-silver clad to the head over bronze; pierced for attachment.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11871-206896.
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LOT 0297
Pre-Achaemenid Silver Clad Lion Shield Boss
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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With scooped edges to the flat-section blade, one broad cutting edge and one narrow. 154 grams, 14.5 cm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Blade Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including double-edged leaf-shaped type, chisel-type and others. 410 grams total, 15.5-21 cm
Ex London collection, formed 1990-2000. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Short Sword with Integral Hilt with Horns
Late 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A bronze dagger blade with prominently curved guard, which extends out from the ricasso of the blade and partly frames the hilt, thick flat midrib extending slightly above the ricasso where it held the hilt. 466 grams, 53 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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