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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (405 grams, 88 mm wide).
Indurate limestone vessel with squat profile, broad flat base, carinated shoulder and broad rounded rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: two large tanged arrowheads, mainly of triangular type with mid-rib; two arrowheads with barbed shoulders, midrib and a stop on the blade with a long tang. 122 grams total, 12.7-15 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. The other form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a rhomboid or tringular blade. Godard claimed that both types of heads, barbed and not barbed, came from Luristan. -
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Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising of barrel, round and oval shape; one cabochon. 37 grams total, 14-27 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.
