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LOT 1970
Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger Blade
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 3/4 in. (170 grams, 34.9 cm).
Slender blade with rounded, pierced shoulders and a short tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003), in Russian, pl.IV no.67; Christie's, Axel Guttmann collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 1, London, South Kensington, 6th November 2002, lot 31, p.34, for a similar sword.
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LOT 1970
Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger Blade
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Viking Age Iron Long-Bladed Socketted Axehead
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Featuring a rounded cutting edge and a long neck, a round socket with four lateral extensions. 397 grams, 18.9 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
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Luristan Bronze Dagger
13th century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
With a lentoid-section blade, tongue-shaped in plan, with an integral tapering hilt with flared finial, lateral flanges to accept a panel of bone to each face forming the grip. 185 grams, 32.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Axehead
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
With a short socketted shaft, the plain rectangular blade broadening towards the cutting edge; side holes on the shaft. 446 grams, 11.4 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Unadorned weapons, especially axes, adzes, and picks, were made by Luristan craftsmen using simple clay or stone bivalve moulds, into which a core was inserted to form the socket for the shaft. Typically, the metallic composition consisted of a combination of arsenical bronze and copper, together with a small percentage of lead.
