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DISCOVER THE PAST: General Antiquities, Ancient Art & Collectables - Day 4

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654 risultati

Mesopotamian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment. 2nd m

1901 - Mesopotamian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment. 2nd millennium B.C. Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform legend to one face; chipped. 43 grams, 49 mm (2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circle. 3rd-7

1902 - Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circle. 3rd-7th century A.D. With broad base and deep everted sidewall, incised concentric rings to the inner face below the rim and around the centre. 185 grams, 16.5 cm wide (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Sasanian and Other Stone Intaglio Collection. 2nd-

1903 - Sasanian and Other Stone Intaglio Collection. 2nd-7th century A.D. Comprising: a lapis lazuli intaglio with a standing stylised animal, an inscription above; an orange jasper intaglio with a leaping lion; a translucent agate intaglio with a butting bull. 1.07 grams total, 9-11 mm (3/8 - 1/2 in.). [3] (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

470 - 720 €

Western Asiatic Gold Bead. 1st millennium B.C. Bar

1904 - Western Asiatic Gold Bead. 1st millennium B.C. Barrel-shaped body with fluting and raised collars at each end. 0.26 grams, 6 mm (1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with G

1905 - Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Gemstones. 20th century A.D. Comprising: two rings with oval bezels set with carnelian gemstones with calligraphic inscriptions; a ring with a large rectangular bezel set with an engraved carnelian gemstone with a calligraphic inscription; a ring with a round-section hoop and a tall, conical bezel set with a green glass cabochon. See British Museum & British Library, Lasting Impressions, Seals from the Islamic World, London, 2010, for similar inta

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Pink Stone Stamp Seal with Offerin

1906 - Western Asiatic Pink Stone Stamp Seal with Offering Scene. 1st millennium B.C. Plano-convex type with intaglio scene comprising two standing robed figures facing each other on a baseline, their arms extended and hands open; hearth between them at the base, crescent moon above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.3 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Amulet Group. 12

1907 - Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Amulet Group. 12th-16th century A.D. Comprising: silver crescent pendant with incised triangles and punched pellet clusters to each face; similar with pointill clusters; holly-leaf dangle with pelleted bars. 6.07 grams total, 23 mm each (1 in.). [3, No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Holy Land Terracotta Dipper Cup. Bronze Age, circa

1908 - Holy Land Terracotta Dipper Cup. Bronze Age, circa 3rd millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with slightly everted piched rim, loop handle. 112 grams, 89 mm wide (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

47 - 72 €

Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal with King and

1909 - Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal with King and Inscription. 1st millennium B.C. Plano-convex in profile with median figure flanked by two columns of text. 3.02 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.).

Stima

230 - 360 €

Achaemenid Iron Spout in the Form of a Lion's Head

1910 - Achaemenid Iron Spout in the Form of a Lion's Head. 5th-4th century B.C. Protome in the shape of a lion's head with deep, triangular eye sockets, the wreath-shaped mane transitioning into a rounded socket with a drilled hole on each side of the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 98.694. 81 grams total, head: 36 mm wide, 10 cm including stand (1 3/8 in. (4 in.)). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

350 - 480 €

Sasanian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Flower. 3rd-7

1911 - Sasanian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Flower. 3rd-7th century A.D. With reserved roundels and lozenges to the upper face, flower and leaf motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.74 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Sasanian Agate and Bronze Stamp Seal Collection. 3

1912 - Sasanian Agate and Bronze Stamp Seal Collection. 3rd-7th century A.D. Comprising mainly D-shaped seals in a variety of materials with designs including a tamga, advancing beast, and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams total, 12-14 mm (1/2 - 5/8 in.). [5, No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collec

1913 - Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including plano-convex type with openwork knot motif, pyramidal type with waffle-pattern, scaraboid type with seated figure and animals, and other designs. 8.8 grams total, 12-24 mm (1/2 - 1 in.). [5, No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Late Umayyad Haematite Calligraphic Gemstone. Circ

1914 - Late Umayyad Haematite Calligraphic Gemstone. Circa 750-800 A.D. Rectangular in plan with rounded ends, incuse Kufic text in two lines. 1.1 grams, 13 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Ancient Stamp Seal with Kufic Inscription. Circa 7

1915 - Ancient Stamp Seal with Kufic Inscription. Circa 7th century B.C.; with 8th century A.D. inscription Hexagonal in plan with later incuse kufic inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5 grams, 18 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Duck Weight. 7th-6th cen

1916 - Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Duck Weight. 7th-6th century B.C. Carved in the round, stylised duck with head resting along the spine. 11 grams, 32 mm (1 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

170 - 240 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl. Circa 4th-6th century

1917 - Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl. Circa 4th-6th century A.D. Hemispherical type, incised concentric ring to the inner face beneath the rim, tremolier tree motif to the centre. 136 grams, 15 cm wide (5 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection. Circa

1918 - Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection. Circa 700-600 B.C. Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine. 6.67 grams total, 17-22 mm (5/8 - 7/8 in.). [2] (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

710 - 960 €

Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Horned I

1919 - Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Horned Ibex. 6th-4th century B.C. Tongue-shaped in profile with incuse image of an advancing ram beneath a crescent moon, arrow in the field. 4.40 grams, 18.46 mm (3/4 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

590 - 840 €

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jug. 8th-9th ce

1920 - Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jug. 8th-9th century A.D. With teardrop-shaped body, tubular neck and everted rim, loop handle; painted panels of geometric floral motifs. 374 grams, 14.1 cm (5 1/2 in.).

Stima

140 - 210 €

Western Asiatic Engraved Stone Amulet and Stamp Se

1921 - Western Asiatic Engraved Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Group. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Including five with linear motifs, and a domed amulet with piercing. Cf. Leonard, A., Williams, B.B., Essays in Ancient Civilization presented to Helene J.Kantor, Chicago, 1989, for similar amulets and pendants, pl.3 lett.J,K,i; pl.4 lett.a. 46 grams total, 12-30 mm (1/2 - 1 1/8 in.). [6, No Reserve]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Mouse Weight. Late 1st mill

1922 - Western Asiatic Bronze Mouse Weight. Late 1st millennium B.C. Modelled reclining with its ears swept back, a pinecone or berry held between the front paws. 20 grams, 38 mm (1 1/2 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection. Circa 3rd

1923 - Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection. Circa 3rd-1st millennium B.C. Including a large zoomorphic amulet fragment, a pillar-shaped amulet, a stylised squatting humanoid figure pendant, and others. Cf. Leonard, A., Williams, B.B., Essays in Ancient Civilization presented to Helene J.Kantor, Chicago, 1989, for a similar toggle-weight in terracotta, pl.4, lett.g. 8.1 grams total, 8-23 mm (1/4 - 7/8 in.). [11, No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Neo-Babylonian Engraved Grey Stone Duck Weight wit

1924 - Neo-Babylonian Engraved Grey Stone Duck Weight with Abraxas. 700-600 B.C. Carved in the form of a duck with the neck resting along the spine; incuse Abraxas figure to underside with four radiating wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.9 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Western Asiatic Black Stone Four-Sided Stamp Seal

1925 - Western Asiatic Black Stone Four-Sided Stamp Seal with Geometric Designs. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan and in section with high-relief reserved design to each long face: ladder, concentric triangles, opposed bows, whisk (or flower). 6.72 grams, 22 mm (7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Lion-Head w

1926 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Lion-Head with Glass Eyes. 8th-9th century A.D. With biconical profile and flared foot, cable-twist strap handle, applied raised band to the shoulder and neck; discoid feline head with filler hole and spout, inset turquoise-coloured scaphoid eyes. 739 grams, 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.).

Stima

350 - 480 €

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Horse. 2nd-1

1927 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Horse. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Scaraboid type with geometric horse motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.9 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millenni

1928 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With heater-shaped blade, low midrib, lateral barbs, long round-section tang; mounted on a custom-made stand. 78 grams total, 19.5 cm high including stand (7 3/4 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Kutahya Glazed Terracotta Vessel Stand. Turkiye, c

1929 - Kutahya Glazed Terracotta Vessel Stand. Turkiye, circa 18th century A.D. Of octagonal form, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, green, red, black and yellow, a central stylised flower motif at the top flanked by four holes leading to tubular supports, the outer face with eight keyhole archways surrounded by painted decoration. 791 grams, 15 cm wide (5 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Sasanian Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Stag. 3rd-7th

1930 - Sasanian Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Stag. 3rd-7th century A.D. Plano-convex type with incuse motif to underside, stag resting with legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.24 grams, 14 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

47 - 72 €

Anatolian 'Stargazer' Idol Head. 4th-3rd millenniu

1931 - Anatolian 'Stargazer' Idol Head. 4th-3rd millennium B.C. A triangular head with rounded edges, low-relief linear nose and left ear; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object no.L.2022.38.64, for the head type. 116 grams total, 96 mm including stand (3 3/4 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

590 - 840 €

Luristan Bronze Dagger. 13th century B.C. With a l

1932 - Luristan Bronze Dagger. 13th century B.C. With a lentoid-section blade, tongue-shaped in plan, with an integral tapering hilt with flared finial, lateral flanges to accept a panel of bone to each face forming the grip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, T bingen, 2006, p.381, cat.13. 185 grams, 32.5 cm (12 3/4 in.).

Stima

210 - 290 €

Luristan Bronze Axehead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. W

1933 - Luristan Bronze Axehead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With a short socketted shaft and flange to the mouth, a broadening blade towards the cutting edge. 374 grams, 12.3 cm (4 7/8 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1934 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Bulbous body with rounded base and domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gef e aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk

Stima

83 - 110 €

Eastern Balkans Period Socketted Spear. Circa 14th

1935 - Eastern Balkans Period Socketted Spear. Circa 14th century A.D. Socketed spearhead with a spheroconic transition; the long, square-sectioned point separated from the socket by a small sphere. Cf. Manova, 'Die Mittelalterliche Bewaffnung nach einigen Wandmalereien aus Sudwestbulgarien wom 13.,14, und 15, Jahrhundert' in Bulletin de l'Institut d'Archelogie, XIX, Sofia, 1966, pp.67-82, fig.15.2. 245 grams, 31 cm (12 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1936 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising barbed-and -tanged, triangular, leaf-shaped and other typs. 331 grams total, 8-16.5 cm (3 1/8 - 6 1/2 in.). [17]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Phoenician Bronze Arrowhead with Inscription. 5th

1937 - Phoenician Bronze Arrowhead with Inscription. 5th century B.C. Leaf-shaped arrowhead with a raised midrib extending to a tubular, short socket, Phoenician letters on both sides. Cf. similar arrowhead in the Liverpool Museum, inv.no.M13546c, without inscription; for similar arrowheads found in Persepolis, see Head, D., The Achaemenid Persian Army, Stockport, 1992, p.26, fig.13m. 5.34 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.).

Stima

590 - 840 €

British Heavy Cavalry Trooper's Sword with Scabbar

1938 - British Heavy Cavalry Trooper's Sword with Scabbard. 19th century A.D. British 1796 Pattern Backsword with lozenge-section tip and fuller to each face of the blade; swept guard with openwork saltire design; stamped to ricasso '[arrow] FFD / [crown] 30 / E / X'; reverse with numerous feint numerical stamps; brass scabbard with two suspension rings, worn. 1.6 kg, 98.5 cm (38 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

350 - 480 €

Western Asiatic Mounted Bronze Arrowhead Group. 2n

1939 - Western Asiatic Mounted Bronze Arrowhead Group. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including flat leaf-shaped, triangular, barbed and other types. 237 grams total, 8.5-13.2 cm (33/8 - 5 1/4 in.). [10, No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead. 14th-10th centur

1940 - Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead. 14th-10th century B.C. Large leaf-shaped blade with a narrow midrib and a rectangular-section tang with bent finial. See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, T bingen, 2006, s.cat.270, for type. 275 grams, 30.4 cm (12 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Turkish Naval Officer's Dress Sword with Scabbard.

1941 - Turkish Naval Officer's Dress Sword with Scabbard. Circa 1900 A.D. Single-edged blade, almost straight with thick back and narrow tip, shallow fuller to each face; brass lion-head sleeve to the bone grip with wire binding; solid swept lion-head knuckle-guard with lug and hinged rear plate pierced to accept a sword-knot, low-relief escutcheon with anchor and three stars; ricasso with stamped 'W.K. &C' beneath a crowned bust and helmet; back stamped '[Wey]ersberg Kirschbaum & Cie. Solingen'; woode

Stima

350 - 480 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1942 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Bulbous body with rounded base and domed filler hole, two circumferential bands above the shoulder; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gef e aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Aya

Stima

83 - 110 €

Luristan Bronze Javelin Head. 2nd-1st millennium B

1943 - Luristan Bronze Javelin Head. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising a slender leaf-shaped two-edged blade with midrib extending to a columnar neck with median bulb and dished collar; square-section tang with bent fish-tail finial. 215 grams, 45.5 cm (17 7/8 in.).

Stima

230 - 360 €

Indo-Persian Decorated Iron Shield Boss. Circa 13t

1944 - Indo-Persian Decorated Iron Shield Boss. Circa 13th-14th century A.D. Slightly domed disc with attachment holes at the rim; incised border of reserved scrolled tendrils on a pounced field. Cf. similar umbo in Bashir, M., The Arts of the Muslim Knight, The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, Milano, 2008, p.361. 95 grams, 16.5 cm wide (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Luristan Bronze Dagger. 13th-7th century B.C. Comp

1945 - Luristan Bronze Dagger. 13th-7th century B.C. Comprising a two-edged leaf-shaped lentoid-section blade, crescentic lower guard, ribbed hilt and domed finial. See a similar dagger in Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.VII, no.15, for type. 93 grams, 20.1 cm (8 in.).

Stima

170 - 240 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1946 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed and other types. 215 grams total, 5.7-15.6 cm (2 1/4 - 6 1/8 in.). [11]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1947 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Bulbous body with rounded base and domed filler-hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gef e aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk

Stima

83 - 110 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1948 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Bulbous body with rounded base and domed filler hole, an impressed circumferential band on the shoulder; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gef e aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf

Stima

83 - 110 €

African Hausa Long Tebu Style Dagger and Sheath. N

1949 - African Hausa Long Tebu Style Dagger and Sheath. Nigeria,19th-early 20th century A.D. With narrow triangular iron blade; wooden crossguard, grip and upper guard all with moulded and braided leather covering, trapezoidal flange finial; leather sheath with wooden carcass, reptile-skin frog and chape with braided knot finial; braided suspension loop and attachment buttons. 320 grams,72.5 cm (28 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger. Sudan, late 19th-e

1950 - Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger. Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Comprising a thin leaf-shaped two-edged blade in an X-shaped wooden hilt with carved fluting and median rib. 188 grams, 30 cm (11 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger. Sudan, late 19th-e

1951 - Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger. Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D. With traditional X-shaped carved hilt (lateral arms partly absent); narrow lentoid-section two-edged blade with hooked end for slicing. 243 grams, 32.7 cm (12 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead. 3rd-2nd m

1952 - Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. With slightly carinated equator to the globular body and tubular shaft. See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.47, mace of a deity, detail of the image on the Stela of Kites Eanatuma, Ngirsu, mid-3rd millennium B.C. 377 grams, 91 mm (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Mounted Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st

1953 - Western Asiatic Mounted Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including barbed-and-tanged, flat lozengiform, leaf-shaped and other types. 309 grams total, 5.3-13.1 cm (2 - 5 1/8 in.). [22, No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Greek Lead Slingshot inscribed EYAP//MANHC. 3rd-2n

1954 - Greek Lead Slingshot inscribed EYAP//MANHC. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Biconical in profile with letters 'MANHC' on one side and 'EYAP' on the other side. See Weiss, P. and N. Draskowski, Neue griechische Schleuderbleie. Tissaphernes und weitere Kommandeure, Chiron 40, 2010, pp. 143 no. 17. 25.17 grams, 27 mm (1 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath. Sudan, late 19th-ear

1955 - Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath. Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Comprising a thin triangular two-edged blade in a carved wooden hilt with integral crossguard and pommel with a conical button; wooden sheath with leather covering, two braided leather thongs each forming a thick suspension loop and similar binding forming a chape. 172 grams, 26.2 cm (10 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1956 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped, triangular and other types. 242 grams total, 6-16.6 cm (2 3/8 - 6 1/2 in.). [10]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1957 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Ovoid in profile with domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 370 grams, 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Medieval Iron Caltrop. 15th-16th century A.D. Comp

1958 - Medieval Iron Caltrop. 15th-16th century A.D. Comprising a sphere with four radiating round-section spikes; old collector's label 71 grams, 82 mm (3 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

47 - 72 €

Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Sheath. Sudan,

1959 - Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Sheath. Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Comprising a thin leaf-shaped two-edged blade with curved tip in an X-shaped wooden hilt with carved fluting; leather sheath with stamped detailing and suspension ring to reverse. 140 grams, 26.5 cm (10 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Luristan Bronze Tanged Dirk. Early 1st millennium

1960 - Luristan Bronze Tanged Dirk. Early 1st millennium B.C. Comprising a slender blade with a raised midrib with grooves, a short rectangular-section tang pierced at the end. Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 40, p.36. 200 grams, 41.5 cm (16 3/8 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Large Beja Ham-Stringing Curved Knife. Sudan, late

1961 - Large Beja Ham-Stringing Curved Knife. Sudan, late 19th century A.D. With traditional X-shaped carved hilt, narrow two-edged blade with hooked end for slicing. 255 grams, 32.5 cm (12 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

95 - 120 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1962 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Drum-shaped body with rounded base and domed filler hole, impressed leaf motifs on the shoulder; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gef e aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon

Stima

83 - 110 €

Eastern European Medieval Socketted Spear. Circa 1

1963 - Eastern European Medieval Socketted Spear. Circa 14th century A.D. or later Comprising a rectangular-section tapering blade and a tubular socket widening towards the base. See Vitlianov, S., ???????????????? ??????????, (Ancient Bulgarian armament), Sofia, 1996, pl.V, no.9, from Madara, for a similar specimen. 210 grams, 24.7 cm (8 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

83 - 110 €

Battle of Sole Bay 12lb Iron Cannon Ball. Circa 16

1964 - Battle of Sole Bay 12lb Iron Cannon Ball. Circa 1672 A.D. About 4 inches in diameter, spherical solid shot with a small patch of slight flattening from the casting process. 5.43 kg, 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

French Artillery Infantry Short Sword. Circa 1830-

1965 - French Artillery Infantry Short Sword. Circa 1830-1848 A.D. Model 1831 double-edged short sword with slightly waisted lentoid-section blade, solid bronze hilt with ribbed grip, roundel finials to the crossguard, stamped '717' to one face and 'X' to underside; blade with asterisk proofing stamp, copperplate legend 'Shre.'; reverse with 'Ch tellerault,1832'; edges notched. 1.11 kg, 63.7 cm (25 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Greek Armour Plate with Palmette. Hellenistic, 2nd

1966 - Greek Armour Plate with Palmette. Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C. Piriform in plan with convex surface, high-relief repouss acanthus-leaf palmette; mounting holes at the narrow end, edge chipped. See Esposito, G., Armies of the Hellenistic States 323 BC to AD 30. Stroud, 2019, for discussion. 39.6 grams, 15.3 cm (6 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

470 - 720 €

Khazar Iron Sabre Relic. 8th-9th century A.D. A si

1967 - Khazar Iron Sabre Relic. 8th-9th century A.D. A single-edged hand-forged sabre with a gently curving blade and shallow tip; small ferrous crossguard with lobe finials; domed stud to the grip. Cf. Lebedinsky, I., De l p e Scythe au Sabre Mongol, Paris, 2008, pp.172ff., for type. 510 grams, 82 cm long (32 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

230 - 360 €

Post Medieval Bronze Musket Shot Mould Pair. Circa

1968 - Post Medieval Bronze Musket Shot Mould Pair. Circa 17th-19th century A.D. Pair of moulds with locating lugs and sockets to the inner face, loops to the outer faces. 32 grams total, 27 mm each (1 in.). [2, No Reserve]

Stima

59 - 84 €

Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath. Sudan, late 19th-ear

1969 - Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath. Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Comprising a tongue-shaped two-edged blade and carved wooden hilt with bands of horizontal ribbing, integral crossguard and disc pommel with a domed button; leather sheath with crocodile-skin panels and twisted leather thong forming a thick suspension loop; leather-covered knop forming a chape. 172 grams, 27.5 cm (10 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

83 - 110 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger Blade. 2nd-1st mille

1970 - Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger Blade. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Slender blade with rounded, pierced shoulders and a short tang. Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003), in Russian, pl.IV no.67; Christie's, Axel Guttmann collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 1, London, South Kensington, 6th November 2002, lot 31, p.34, for a similar sword. 170 grams, 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand G

1971 - Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade. 9th-11th century A.D. Biconical body with pointed base and a domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gef e aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mam

Stima

83 - 110 €

Large Sudanese Socketted Spearhead. Late 19th-earl

1972 - Large Sudanese Socketted Spearhead. Late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Large leaf-shaped blade with extended and rounded tip, thick neck, hand-forged split socket with rounded lip. 935 grams, 60 cm (23 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millenni

1973 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With spade-shaped blade, midrib, lateral barbs, round-section tang; mouned on a custom-made stand. 75 grams total, 16 cm high including stand (6 1/4 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Luristan Bronze Sword Blade. Circa 6th-4th century

1974 - Luristan Bronze Sword Blade. Circa 6th-4th century B.C. Tapering leaf-shaped type with raised flat-section midrib in the upper third, rounded shoulders with short rectangular-section tang pierced at the upper end; lower blade lozenge-section with light bulb at the point. See Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 358 grams, 46.8 cm (18 3/8 in.).

Stima

350 - 480 €

Greek Lead Slingshot with Double Axe. 3rd-2nd cent

1975 - Greek Lead Slingshot with Double Axe. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Biconical in profile with a brownish patina, one side decorated with a double-axe labrys. 30.5 grams, 27 mm (1 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade. 2nd-1st millen

1976 - Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With an ovate blade, prominent central rib and rounded shoulders, square-section shaft with flared lateral spurs forming a collar, rectangular tang with narrow tip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, T bingen, 2006, p.628, no.275, for type. 347 grams, 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.).

Stima

170 - 240 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1977 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including leaf-shaped, heater-shaped, barbed and other types. 291 grams total, 9.2-16.6 cm (3 5/8 - 6 1/2 in.). [11]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Luristan Socketted Bronze Halberd. CIrca 9th-6th c

1978 - Luristan Socketted Bronze Halberd. CIrca 9th-6th century B.C. Comprising: crescentic triangular-section blade with herringbone pattern to the rear edge, six integral attachment struts, tubular socket with transverse fixing pin. Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXIV, no.25-27 (from Luristan), for type. 478 grams, 22.9 cm (9 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

170 - 240 €

British Napoleonic 'Battle of Trafalgar Period' Na

1979 - British Napoleonic 'Battle of Trafalgar Period' Naval Boarding Cutlass. 1801-1840 A.D. Broad slightly curved blade with thick back and shallow fuller, narrow pointed tip; hollow iron grip with 'figure-of-eight' guard protecting the gripping hand and the knuckles; 1801-4 patent type; with old collector's tag 'British Figure of Eight Naval boarding cutlass - smooth grip pattern 1801-4 (then corrugated grip 1840)' Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 7th October 2026-9th December 20

Stima

590 - 840 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1980 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Barbed and tanged type with thick square-section neck and long tang. 179 grams total, 15-17 cm (5 7/8 - 6 3/4 in.). [4]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger. 1800-1600 B.C. The

1981 - Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger. 1800-1600 B.C. The blade expanding towards the shoulders, a pierced rectangular-section tang. Cf. for the type Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, see pl.IV, no.40, from Western Iran. 174 grams, 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.).

Stima

170 - 240 €

Caananite Bronze Short Sword Blade. An Exceptional

1982 - Caananite Bronze Short Sword Blade. An Exceptional Example

Stima

590 - 840 €

Large Luristan Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millenniu

1983 - Large Luristan Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With lanceolate head, square-section neck and rounded shoulders. 50.6 grams, 16.6 cm (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

35 - 48 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Macehead. 2nd-1st millenniu

1984 - Western Asiatic Bronze Macehead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising a cylindrical shaft with flared mouth, rounded flanges around the bulb, and horizontal stepped collars. Cf. Mus e Cernuschi, Bronzes du Luristan: Enigmes De L'Iran Ancien IIIe-Ier mill naire ac. j.-c., Paris Mus es, 2008, p.103, for type. 263 grams, 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.).

Stima

170 - 240 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1985 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising leaf-shaped and triangular tanged arrowheads, most with a raised midrib. Cf. Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.289ff, for similar arrowheads; Mahboubian, H., Art of the Ancient Iran, London, 1997, no.390, for some similar arrowheads. 238 grams total, 8.1-18.7 cm (3 1/8 - 7 3/8 in.). [10]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Pair. 11th-14th

1986 - Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Pair. 11th-14th century A.D. Each with four arms tipped with triangular spikes. 30 grams total, 60-62 mm (2 3/8 in.). [2]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Greek Bronze Arrowhead. Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.

1987 - Greek Bronze Arrowhead. Circa 5th-3rd century B.C. A triangular bronze arrowhead on a display stand with a glass cover. 113 grams total, 16.6 cm including stand (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

35 - 48 €

Greek Slingshot with Snake. 4th-1st century B.C. L

1988 - Greek Slingshot with Snake. 4th-1st century B.C. Lentoid in form with raised figure of a coiled snake to one face, possible legend to reverse. Cf. Manov, M., Torbov, N., Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets with the name of Alexander the Great and with other Names and Symbols found in Thrace in Archaeologia Bulgarica XX, 2 (2016), pp.29-43, fig.14, for a shot with a similar symbol. 31.2 grams, 31 mm (1 1/4 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

230 - 360 €

Large Viking Age Iron Pierced Socketted Spearhead.

1989 - Large Viking Age Iron Pierced Socketted Spearhead. Circa 9th-11th century A.D. Slender, triangular blade with rounded, pierced shoulders, a raised triangular midrib extending to a tubular socket. 310 grams, 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

140 - 210 €

Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead. 1st

1990 - Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead. 1st millennium B.C. Comprising a triangular blade with a narrow midrib, a short tang with two attachment studs in situ. Cf. Negahban, E., Weapons from Marlik, Berlin, 1995, plate IX, no.117; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, T bingen, 2006, item 283, for type. 184 grams, 32 cm (12 5/8 in.).

Stima

170 - 240 €

Sudanese Kaskara Sword with Scabbard. Late 19th-ea

1991 - Sudanese Kaskara Sword with Scabbard. Late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Comprising a two-edged straight-sided blade with shallow point, square-section crossguard with two vertical clips to grip the scabbard, columnar leather-bound grip and disc pommel; the wooden scabbard covered with leather decorated with heavily tooled bands, crocodile-skin panels to the chape and attachment collars, flared leaf-shaped lower body; broad tooled leather belt with securing laces. 1.25 kg, 10.5.5 cm (41 1/2 in.)

Stima

170 - 240 €

Greek Lead Slingshot with Scorpion and Thunderbolt

1992 - Greek Lead Slingshot with Scorpion and Thunderbolt of Zeus. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Biconical in profile with a scorpion in raised relief on one side, and a bundle of thunderbolts on the other side. 35.2 grams, 36 mm (1 3/8 in.).

Stima

110 - 170 €

Large Celtic Period Iron Spearhead. Iron Age, circ

1993 - Large Celtic Period Iron Spearhead. Iron Age, circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or later Featuring a leaf-shaped blade with rounded shoulders, wide midrib extending to a tubular socket. 236 grams, 35.5 cm (14 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Bactrian Bronze Axehead. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. W

1994 - Bactrian Bronze Axehead. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. With curved flaring cutting edge, characteristic curving shape and narrow socket, blade end squaring off, shaft hole pierced on both sides. Cf. Gernez, G., L armament en m tal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.15, type H2.Ia1, for the type. 227 grams, 10.6 cm (4 1/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Stima

290 - 420 €

British Victorian Naval Boarding Cutlass. Mid-late

1995 - British Victorian Naval Boarding Cutlass. Mid-late 19th century A.D. Royal Navy 1845 Pattern cutlass with short single-edged blade with fuller and sturdy back, swept guard and leather-covered scales to the grip; stamped to one face at the ricasso [crown] over '13' and heraldic (?) stamp to the other side; old collector's label 'British Naval Boarding Cutlass, Victorian, crown above 13 mark, and unidentified mark other side'. 791 grams, 70 cm (27 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

350 - 480 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Axehead. Late 3rd-early 2nd

1996 - Western Asiatic Bronze Axehead. Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. With a short socketted shaft, the plain rectangular blade broadening towards the cutting edge; side holes on the shaft. Cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of the Ancient Iran, London, 1997, no.402b, for similar; Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XIX, nos.72-75, from Luristan. 446 grams, 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.).

Stima

170 - 240 €

Greek Bronze Hoplite Spearhead. Circa 7th-5th cent

1997 - Greek Bronze Hoplite Spearhead. Circa 7th-5th century B.C. Comprising a square-section tapering shank developing to the midrib of a leaf-shaped two-edged blade with flange to each shoulder, tang with hooked end and button finial. Cf. Branigan, K., Aegean Metalwork of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, Oxford, 1974, item 447, for type VIII. 295 grams, 50.3 cm (19 7/8 in.).

Stima

350 - 480 €

Medieval Iron Single-Edged Knife. Circa 14th-15th

1998 - Medieval Iron Single-Edged Knife. Circa 14th-15th century A.D. Featuring a slender triangular-section blade and a flat-section tang with rivets still in situ. Cf. Cowgill, J. et al., Knives and Scabbards. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, London, 1987, fig. 118, for the type. 208 grams, 35.6 cm (14 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

71 - 96 €

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1999 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including barbed-and-tanged, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped and other types. 249 grams total, 7.6-16.5 cm (3 - 6 1/2 in.). [11]

Stima

110 - 170 €

Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Crocodile-Head

2000 - Beja or Hadendoa Curved Dagger with Crocodile-Head Sheath. Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Comprising a thin two-edged blade with curved tip and X-shaped wooden hilt with rounded fluting; leather sheath with moulded detailing and stamped roundels adorned with the preserved head of a crocodile placed vertically at the top as if the dagger were between its jaws. 190 grams, 27.5 cm (10 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Stima

140 - 210 €

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