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LOT 1628
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Elbow Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 3/8 in. (12.74 grams total, 13.37-36.33 mm).
Comprising six translucent elbow beads and one triangular-section bead fragment. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Decorated Black Stone Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Lozengiform type with dense, grooved geometric design. 2.03 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a wide triangular blade with raised midrib and a short, pierced tang. 157 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Edged weapons with tangs are among the simplest forms of weapons from this culture. This basic type was hardly altered in the period when bronze was the most important material in weapon production. The retention of this basic type with so few alterations makes precise dating challenging. Bronze daggers, dirks and swords exist today only as bronze blades, having lost their perishable handles over the course of time. -
Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising a tubular body with a domed rump and four stub legs, an angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; a trumpet-shaped filler tube to the upper face and a strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; and a pouring hole at the throat. 841 grams, 30.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981.
