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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bracelet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 2 3/4 in. (126 grams total, 50-69 mm).
Penannular in form with repoussé ribbing, punched pellets, punched rings and other detailing. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Luristan Bronze Pin with Decorative Head
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a substantial round-sectioned pin with bulbous poppy-shaped head with four radiating conical arms below. 70 grams, 23.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the lozenge-section long shaft tapering towards the end, rectangular tang with bent tip. 267 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The spearhead represents a slender variant of type 1 of Khorasani classification. The type 1 was characterised by the 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 straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. -
Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the round zebu figure with exaggerated horns. 11.1 grams, 24 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
