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LOT 1588
Western Asiatic Polished Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (375 grams, 15.2 cm).
Hemispherical body with slightly thickened rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Anatolian Obsidian Idol
5th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Squat and rounded in profile with hands resting on the knees. 48.4 grams, 46 mm
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe. -
Western Asiatic Grey Banded Lentoid Stamp Seal with Animals
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Fusiform in plan and plano-convex in section, frieze of advancing animal to underside. 8.12 grams, 31.05 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Socketted Spearhead
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib and a tapering round socket. 128 grams, 27.2 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spear, belonging to type 3 of the Khorasani classification, was used by chariot fighters to strike each other or the enemy infantry from above. Similar specimens with longer sockets were excavated by Negahban in the Amlash area. According to Moorey, sockets as long, if not longer than the blade, are a characteristic of spearheads in the late 2nd and early 1st millennium B.C. A similar spearhead from the Tappeh Sialk has been dated to the 9th-7th century B.C.
