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LOT 1564
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 - 5 3/4 in. (302 grams total, 6.4-14.8 cm).
Including barbed and tanged, leaf-shaped and other types. [13]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Bactrian Silver Macehead with Interlaced Dragons
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; rim chipped; mounted on a custom-made stand. 440 grams total, 20 cm including stand
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mainly barbed and tanged types. 280 grams total, 6.3-16 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Napoleonic Infantry Officer's Sabre
French, circa 1790 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a long single-edged blade with corrugated spine, gently curved towards the shallow point; bronze sleeve to the grip with swept quillon and knuckle-guard, lug finial pieced to accept a sword-knot; ribbed wooden grip with leather covering; heavy usage wear. 666 grams, 81 cm
Acquired in 2008. Property of a Kent, UK, private collector.
Modelled on the sabres of the infantry officers of the Jeune Garde Imperiale.
