Ca. 1800-1000 BC A Luristan double axe-head cast in bronze. The weapon features an undecorated, short cylindrical shaft hole, a flattened top with a vertical crescent-shaped blade with sides that broaden out towards the cutting edge and a smaller horizontal blade to the back. Beautiful green patination covers the surface.Size: L:200mm / W:66mm ; 1.09kgProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
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Ca. 2000-700 BC A bronze axe head with a short, curved blade, tapering cheek, and a wedge-shaped butt. The shaft decorated with a double banded collar.An axe such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and have served a purpose in warfare, but also in religious contexts as axes were common votive offerings in shrines.Size: L:132mm / W:40mm ; 490gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Luristan, Ca. 900-700 BC A beautiful cast bronze sword with a tapering, bevelled blade with a raised midrib and an integral handle comprised of a crescent-shaped guard, a long cylindrical grip with two ribs, and finished with a disc pommel. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it.Size: L:530mm / W:53mm ; 500gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market formed in the 1980s.
Luristan, Ca. 900-700 BC A stunning ancient bronze sword with an elaborate handle and slender blade finished with a sharp tip and blood grooves going through the whole length.Size: L:705mm / W:57mm ; 835gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market formed in the 1980s.
Greek Archaic Period, Ca. 1200-700 BC A beautiful bronze spear with a tapering, bevelled blade with a prominent midrib, a neck with twisted decoration, and a tang, now bent, for insertion into a wooden haft.Size: L:425mm / W:50mm ; 500gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Greek Archaic Period, Ca. 1200-700 BC A nice bronze spear featuring a leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, gently curved shoulders, and turned outward tang ending in a small discoid pommel.Size: L:390mm / W:50mm ; 440gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Greek Archaic Period, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spear featuring a leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, gently curved shoulders, and turned outward tang ending in a small discoid pommel.Size: L:365mm / W:48mm ; 475gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze dagger with a long, bevelled blade, folded-in guard, concave handle that would have been inset with stone, bone, or ivory, and a crescent moon-shaped pommel.Size: L:350mm / W:33mm ; 255gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, a wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:150mm / W:23mm ; 30gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, a wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:160mm / W:24mm ; 35gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spear with a leaf-shaped blade with barbs, raised midrib, bevelled edges that taper to a pointed tip, short socket, and a long tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:140mm / W:21mm ; 35gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, a wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:150mm / W:30mm ; 40gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Iraq or Persia, Ca. 11th -12th century AD A beautiful example of a bronze scroll holder with a tubular tapering body and a collar. Decorated with a panel of Eastern Kufic script.Size: L:295mm / W:54mm ; 1.65kgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.
Sasanian, Ca. 200-900 AD A bronze bowl with intricate concentric circle decoration, the globular bulbous-shaped body raising up to the above centre and then tapering into a funnel-shaped rim. Below the rim on the exterior is a band of concentric circles, the middle of the body has different sections divided by panels of circles.Size: L:90mm / W:160mm ; 1.67kgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.
Unusual Chinese Patinated Bronze Censor. Late 19th Century. The spherical body reserved with birds, the sides with winged dragon handles, with a compound neck continuing up to a wide flared rim, on tall slender tripod legs entwined with serpents, atop a three-part stacked base, with scrolled feet and hexagonal plinth, probably adapted. Size: 9 x 6 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.
Thai/Burmese Parcel Gilt Bronze Buddha Probably 19th Century. Seated cross-legged in a long robe, atop a base, hands clasped in Dhyan Mudra, and wearing a headdress surmounted by a spire, the upper body with a gilt surface, suggesting that entire figure had a gilt surface. Size: 2 1/2 x 1 x 5 1/2 in.
Two Japanese Mixed Metal Inlaid Bronze Vases Meiji period. Each baluster body continuing up to a four-sided arched rim, with double-scrolled handles, Each body reserved with mixed metal inlaid foliage, the reverse cast with a landscape, on a base with four downward scrolled feet. Size: 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.
Fine Pair of Chinese Bronze Pouring Vessels. Qing Dynasty, the undersides impressed with a circular seal containing a four/six-character mark. Each taking the form of a stylized deer, the handle cast as a deer’s head, the spout it’s stylized tail, the sides with applied characters in script, the wide opening with a circular lid cast with a nesting goose, with a mellow nutty-brown patina, worn in areas. Size: 5 1/8 x 2 x 4 1/2 in.
Three Chinese Small Bronze Chop Seals 19th/20th Century. Comprising, an example with a turtle, incised on the underside with a Qing Dynasty six-character mark, another, with a fu-dog, the underside also with a six-character mark, the third, surmounted by a fu-dog, lacking characters. (Cond. the second example with worn characters). Size: 3/4 x 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.
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