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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Dress Pin with Birds Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (6.08 grams, 11.7 cm).
Comprising a silver round-section tapering shank, head formed as a pair of birds with three pierced ribbed triangular sections; bronze with round-section tapering shank, head formed as a pair of opposite facing birds with incised decoration. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
See The British Museum, registration number 1880.3681.e., 1880.3711.b.
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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Dress Pin with Birds Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including arrowheads, pendants and an animal figure. 74 grams total, 2.7-14.5 cm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead Blade
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With rounded shoulders and square-sectioned mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole. 245 grams, 40 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spearhead belongs to the type VI spearhead of the Khorasani classification. It is characterised by a long blade and short tang, slightly rounded shoulders and pronounced midrib. Similar weapons were excavated by Prof. Negahban in the royal cemetery of Marlik. -
Framed Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Lion
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rectangular hand-painted panel mounted in a reveal to display both sides: Side A - crouching lion between five lines of calligraphic text; Side B - geometric motifs between blocks of calligraphic text; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 750 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm
Private collection, UK.
