Loading, please wait...
LOT 1288
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 7 3/8 in. (330 grams total, 7.8-18.7 cm).
Comprising fourteen tanged arrowheads, including some with barbs. [14]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. for similar arrowheads Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.289ff, nos. 396, 398-400, 407, 416; Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, nos.441, 463, 467.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Middle Assyrian Red Coral Cylinder Seal
Circa 1350-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Small seal with gryphons with crossed necks, two males looking at each other with a stylised tree between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.8 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.56. -
Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Piriform body with slightly everted rim and a circumferential band of piecrust decoration below the rim. 1.46 kg, 27 cm wide
Ex Hand of the Potter Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, UK, 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Tall Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Piriform body with a narrow trumpet-shaped neck and a small strap handle to the rear. 1.61 kg, 32.7 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.