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LOT 1229
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
19TH - 2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (271 grams total, 5.8-10.7 cm).
Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib, and others. [28]
ProvenanceEx London art market, 1980-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. for similar arrow-points Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, (plate XLIII, nos.26-27, 92-93).
FootnotesSome of the represented arrowheads (paddle-shaped) were typical of the Old Babylonian Empire. The shoulders were pronounced and the arrowhead had a rectangular-section tapering tang. This simple form was popular throughout and are comparatively common finds in the Holy Land.
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LOT 1229
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Babylonian Head and Egyptian Shabti Group
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising of a male head from a figurine, and a possible Grand Tour fragment of a shabti with tripartite wig and arms crossed at the chest, mounted on a custom-made stand. 268 grams total, 4.3-16.5 cm including stand
From an old English deceased estate. Property of a London, UK, collector. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Sumerian Faience Face Mount
Late 3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Slightly curved with wide forehead and large, hollow eyes, incised arched eyebrows and small pouting mouth. 11.7 grams, 40 mm
From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Restrung group of fusiform, irregular and other beads. 24.3 grams, 42 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.