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LOT 1404
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (510 grams, 88 mm).
With globular body and short cylindrical socket.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Ram-Headed Pot with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Ovoid in plan with flared base and crimped band to the rim, filler hole and ram-head spout. 820 grams, 18 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Amlash Bronze Spearhead
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a midrib and a long tapering socket. 128 grams, 31 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 Iranian 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. -
Western Asiatic Miniature Glass Vessel
8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a tubular body, discoid chipped foot and round-section tapering neck. 3.05 grams, 31 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.