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LOT 1939
Western Asiatic Mounted Bronze Arrowhead Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
33/8 - 5 1/4 in. (237 grams total, 8.5-13.2 cm).
Including flat leaf-shaped, triangular, barbed and other types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1980s-2010.
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LOT 1939
Western Asiatic Mounted Bronze Arrowhead Group
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Short Sword Blade
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Broad triangular blade with slightly raised midrib and a short, pierced tang. 213 grams, 33.6 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1980s-2010. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising barbed-and -tanged, triangular, leaf-shaped and other typs. 331 grams total, 8-16.5 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1980-2010. -
Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Bulbous body with rounded base and domed filler-hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 910 grams, 12.2 cm
Ex important collection of weaponry, London, UK, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form.
