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LOT 1344
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (150 grams total, 4.5-10.7 cm).
Including tanged, barbed, square-section and other types. [18]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bichrome Vessel with Handle
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £225
With trumpet-shaped base, flared bulbous body, tapering spout with crested bar and strap handle connected to the waisted filler; dense painted scroll and floral designs with reserved scrolls and bands. 1.14 kg, 23 cm high
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With an ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the lozenge-section long shaft tapering towards the end, a rectangular tang with a bent tip. 830 grams, 40 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spearhead represents a slender variant of type 1 of the Khorasani classification. The type 1 was characterised by a bent tang. It was the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with a straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. -
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Marlik Bronze Maternity Figure
9th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Openwork body with integral horned head, loops to the shoulders and breasts; separate arms mounted in the shoulder-rings, applied pellets and braid detailing. 40 grams, 77 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12698-234680.
