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LOT 1877
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (335 grams, 78 mm).
With a globular body and a short cylindrical socket.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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LOT 1877
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Greek Bronze Tanged Spearhead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With straight shoulders and lozengiform mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole. 154 grams, 31 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Mixed group of tanged arrowheads, nine with barbed shoulders, two with lanceolate heads, three with triangular heads, one spiked and one with a pyramidal head. 159 grams total, 4.2-10.3 cm
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
The majority of the arrowheads belong to type IV of the Khorasani classification. They resemble a stylised flying bird, such as a swallow. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead or Javelin Head with Inscribed X
Late 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Leaf-shaped with two cutting edges and a broad point, low midrib, on the face an incised 'X' in a square. 15.17 grams, 11.34 cm
Ex Guttman collection, Germany. with Christie's, 28 April 2004, no.27 (part). Acquired from Bidancient and Artifacts UK, 2009. Ex important collection of Greek artefacts, London, UK.
The letter X has been found in various Semitic/Accadic or even Philistine Inscriptions in the Levant: dated between 13th-10th centuries B.C.: on the Lachish bowl no.1, on the Ruweiseh arrowhead, on a Byblian bronze spatula, on the Ahiram graffito, at Yehimilk. This suggests that the arrow or javelin head has been made in the Levant or the Fertile Crescent.
