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LOT 1591
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 7/8 - 5 1/2 in. (339 grams total, 7.9-14 cm).
Including barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped, spade-shaped and other types. [13]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Roman Bronze Tool with Maker's Mark
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a triangular blade with lobes to the angles of the lower edge; narrow neck and tubular socket; stamped '[A]R FEC' (... made [this]). 29.8 grams, 12 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Possibly a kitchen tool for scraping; the edge has been roughly sharpened. -
Western Asiatic Iron Dagger with Bone Hilt
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a curved iron blade with midrib, waisted bone hilt with carved scene to each face, band of text above and below. 550 grams, 46 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Dirk
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Blade with single median rib, crescent-shaped pommel, ridged grip and pseudo-penannular guard embossed over the junction between the hilt and the blade. 355 grams, 43.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
These dirks were integrally cast. Moorey, Gordon and Khorasani created a classification of bladed weapons, according to which daggers are edged weapons no greater than 36cm in length, dirks (short swords) are between 36cm and 50cm in length, and swords are edged weapons greater than 50cm in length.
