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LOT 1775
Western Asiatic Polished Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (350 grams, 16.5 cm).
Shallow body with a rounded base and thickened rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: hero with spear flanked by animals; gryphon fleeing with objects in the field; zigzag on a barred field; starburst and plant motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 15.7 grams total, 15.5-27.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a wide triangular blade with raised midrib and a short, pierced tang. 157 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Edged weapons with tangs are among the simplest forms of weapons from this culture. This basic type was hardly altered in the period when bronze was the most important material in weapon production. The retention of this basic type with so few alterations makes precise dating challenging. Bronze daggers, dirks and swords exist today only as bronze blades, having lost their perishable handles over the course of time. -
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of slender oval beads and with eight poppy seed-shaped beads; restrung. 19.6 grams, 56 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.