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LOT 1440
Western Persian Bronze Socketted Axehead
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (362 grams, 11.9 cm).
With tubular socket, expanding blade with flanges to the long sides, curved edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 1990.
From a German collection.
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Although some of them are different in shape, these arrowheads are apparently related types of a polythetic group. Two basic deltoid forms are represented: one has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more manifestly triangular. The other form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade. -
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Medieval Iron Arrowhead
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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