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LOT 1389
Western Asiatic Decorated Black Stone Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3.09 grams, 24.40 mm).
Lozengiform type with incised geometric motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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. -
Western Asiatic Miniature Schist Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tubular in form with flared foot and mouth, lateral lug handles. 10.75 grams, 35.49 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Votive Terracotta Dagger
1st century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £133
Model dagger with two-lobed pommel and similar guard, applied bands to the scabbard, two attachment points. 5.83 grams, 88 mm
Japanese private collection, assembled in the 1990s. Acquired from the above in 2010. European private collection.
