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LOT 1506
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 - 7 1/4 in. (216 grams total, 12.6-18.5 cm).
Each a narrow barbed-and-tanged type with a thick midrib. [6]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Sword Pommel
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Of Petersen's Type S (Wheeler Type III) with five graduated lobes; hollow, the lower face a swept arc; pierced through the tallest lobe to accept the tang of the sword's blade. 61 grams, 54 mm
Found UK. From an Colchester, UK, collection. -
Turco-Mongol 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Bomb or Hand Grenade
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Piriform in profile with a domed mouth and a stepped neck, incised decoration; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 460 grams, 16.5 cm
From a specialist collection, London, UK, 1990-2000s.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
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.
