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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 Dagger with Openwork Hilt and Scabbard
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a long slender blade with a stepped mid-rib and narrow point, waisted openwork tubular hilt with domed pommel, transverse scaphoid-section guard; narrow sheet-bronze scabbard with flared mouth (cracked); mounted on a custom-made stand. 434 grams total, dagger: 31.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13464-262414.
The openwork grips of these daggers were created using the lost wax process. The openwork was cut into the original wax, and after casting, it was inlaid with cream-coloured stone, some of which survives. These short daggers were still in use in the Early Median and Achaemenid Periods, between 800 and 600 B.C. -
Large Beja Ham-Stringing Curved Knife
Sudan, late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With traditional X-shaped carved hilt, narrow two-edged blade with hooked end for slicing. 255 grams, 32.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Barbed and tanged type with thick square-section neck and long tang. 179 grams total, 15-17 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1980-2010.
