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Anatolian ANC15~

Anatolian 'Barbed and Tanged' Arrowhead. Copper alloy, 2.92 grams, 30.05 mm. Circa 1st Millennium B.C. A bi convex arrowhead with well pronounced barbs to prevent withdrawal, below is a tapering tang, which would have kept it attached to the wooden shaft. Ref: Similar to B20 in A Fine Collection of Ancient and Medieval Arrowhead and Crossbow Bolts by Alan Cherry. Extremely Fine condition.

~Anatolian ANC15|19423|~12425~15341~~

Bronze Age 'Tanged' Dagger 007060~

Bronze Age 'Tanged' Dagger. Copper alloy, 65 grams; 167.24 mm. Circa 1500 B.C. At the bottom is a tang which would have been housed in the handle, most probably made of wood, above is the blade which tapers in, then out and tapers again to the sharp point. In the centre is a raised blood ridge to let the blood pour and reduce suction upon withdrawal, this is decorated by numerous zig zag incised line decoration. Extremely Fine 'un-cleaned' condition. Found Eastern Europe.

~Bronze Age %27Tanged%27 Dagger 007060|15697|~12425~14033~~

Bronze Age Spear 009651~

Bronze Age 'Miniature' Spearhead. Copper alloy, 26.32 grams; 58.37 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A very small slender spearhead with a large socket. Ref: Similar examples published in, Antiquities Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Page 107, Figs. 11.45 - 11.51; Benet’s Artefacts, Page 43, Fig BO3-0106 - BO3-0202. Socket slightly nibbled otherwise in Very Fine condition. Found Cambridgeshire.

~Bronze Age Spear 009651|18654|~12425~15562~~

Bronze Age Bracelet 009542~

English Bronze Age 'Decorated' Torc Bracelet. Copper alloy, 65 grams; 68.99 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. Circular in section with narrow terminals which are decorated with numerous incised ‘X’s’. The ends of the terminals are flat and of disc form with a carved X on each one. The bangle is round in shape and expands from the terminals to make a bulbous section. No examples of this type of bangle in the extensive Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green. Very Fine condition and Rare. Found Maidenhead.

English Bronze Age 'Decorated' Torc Bracelet
Copper alloy, 65 grams; 68.99 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. Circular in section with narrow terminals which are decorated with numerous incised ‘X’s’. The ends of the terminals are flat and of disc form with a carved X on each one. The bangle is round in shape and expands from the terminals to make a bulbous section. No examples of this type of bangle in the extensive Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green. Very Fine condition and Rare. Found Maidenhead. SOLD

~Bronze Age Bracelet 009542|17716|~12425~15139~~

English Bronze Age 'Rough' Bronze Bullion Ingot 009037~

LARGE English Bronze Age 'Rough' Bronze Bullion Ingot. Copper alloy, 470 grams; 74.46 mm. Circa 2500 B.C. A lump of Bronze bullion, formed by pouring smelted bronze into a quickly patted out clay bowl. This Bronze Age 'lump' represents one of the earliest forms of money, as a uniform coinage did not appear in England until the early 1st Century B.C. A large undamaged artefact in fabulous condition. Found Essex 2004.

~English Bronze Age %27Rough%27 Bronze Bullion Ingot 009037|17449|~12425~14376~~

Bronze Age Gouge 009544~

English Bronze Age 'Wood Working' Socketed Gouge. Copper alloy, 48.74 grams; 76.07 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. A superbly cast socketed gouge used for wood working. It has a circular section with a rectangular outline, midway there is a small recess which gets deeper and wider as it meets the terminal. It has a round socket for housing a wooden handle. Ref: Similar to examples 11.56 - 11.62 in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green. Very Fine condition. Found Yattendon, Berkshire.

English Bronze Age 'Wood Working' Socketed Gouge
Copper alloy, 48.74 grams; 76.07 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. A superbly cast socketed gouge used for wood working. It has a circular section with a rectangular outline, midway there is a small recess which gets deeper and wider as it meets the terminal. It has a round socket for housing a wooden handle. Ref: Similar to examples 11.56 - 11.62 in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green. Very Fine condition. Found Yattendon, Berkshire. SOLD

~Bronze Age Gouge 009544|17719|~12425~15141~~

Flat Axe 009670~

Miniature Bronze Age 'Votive' Flat Axe. Copper alloy, 14.15 grams; 45.91 mm. A miniature Bronze Age flat axe, made either in the Bronze or Iron Age as a votive offering. This item would have been thrown into a temple spring or sacred pool after being carried as a 'good luck' charm. Very Fine condition. Found East Yorkshire.

~Flat Axe 009670|17880|~12425~15273~~

Bronze Age Spear 009541~

English Bronze Age 'Side Looped' Socketed Spear. Copper alloy, 48.20 grams, 136 mm. Britain, circa 2000 B.C. A rare English Bronze Age looped and socketed spearhead with a superb smooth patination. An almost unobtainable type these days, Similar to example 11.40 in the collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green.Re-joined in centre. From an old English collection, Extremely Rare. Found Ringwood, Hampshire.

English Bronze Age 'Side Looped' Socketed Spear
Copper alloy, 48.20 grams, 136 mm. Britain, circa 2000 B.C. A rare English Bronze Age looped and socketed spearhead with a superb smooth patination. An almost unobtainable type these days, Similar to example 11.40 in the collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green.Re-joined in centre. From an old English collection, Extremely Rare. Found Ringwood, Hampshire. SOLD

~Bronze Age Spear 009541|17721|~12425~15144~~

Bronze Age Chisel 009543~

EXTREMELY RARE English Bronze Age 'Flanged' Chisel. Copper alloy, 48.20 grams, 81.27 mm. Circa 2000 B.C. A rare English Bronze Age flanged chisel with a crescent blade and shallow wings, the bottom edge is slighly folded over from heavy force probably from a hammer indicating its use as a chisel. Very Fine condition. Found Ringwood, Hampshire.

~Bronze Age Chisel 009543|17722|~12425~15145~~

Canannite 'Duck's Bill' Bronze Age Battle Axe 009116~

Canannite 'Duck's Bill' Bronze Age Battle Axe. Copper alloy, 190 grams; 90.85 mm. Circa 2000 - 1750 B.C. A battle axe in the shape of a duck's bill, it has two open, ovoid sections and a crescent shaped cutting blade. Behind is a socket for housing the wooden shaft that would have once kept it worthy for battle against the Israelites. Ref: Only one similar example in Antiquites From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Page 128, Fig 17.13. Very Fine and Rare. SOLD

Canaan is the father of Sidon, his firstborn; and of the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered, and the borders of Canaan reached [across the Mediterranean coast] from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then [inland around the Jordan Valley] toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha

A Biblical story involving Canaan seems to refer to the ancient discovery of the cultivation of grapes around 4000 BC around the area of Ararat, which is associated with Noah. After the Flood, Noah planted a vineyard, made wine but became drunk. While intoxicated, an incident occurred involving him and his youngest son, Ham. Afterward, Noah cursed Ham's son Canaan (but not Ham, for reasons that are not stated) to a life of servitude. He is to serve his brothers (who were not cursed either due to the respect they exhibited towards their inebriated father) and also his uncles Shem and Japheth (Genesis 9:20–27). Noah's curse is typically interpreted to apply to the descendants of the mentioned figures. "Shem" includes the Israelites, Moabites, and Ammonites, who dominated the Canaanite inland areas around the Jordan Valley.

~Canannite %27Duck%27s Bill%27 Bronze Age Battle Axe 009116|16534|~12425~14372~~

Luristan 'Flange Hilt' Bronze Age Dagger 009131~

Luristan 'Flange Hilt' Bronze Age Dagger. Copper alloy, 170 grams; 362.91 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A long dagger with an integral blade and handle, the hilt has a raised perimeter which would have contained a wooden inlay, above the grip on either side would have been two folded lunettes. The blade is long and tapered with a slightly raised central ridge. Ref: Similar examples in Antiquites From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Page 128, Fig 17.29 - 17.31. Lunettes lost in antiquity otherwise Very Fine.

Luristan was invaded and settled by the Iranian Medes in the second millennium B.C. The Medes absorbed the indigenous inhabitants of the region, primarily the Elamites and Kassites, by the time the area was conquered by the Persians in the first millennium B.C. SOLD

~Luristan %27Flange Hilt%27 Bronze Age Dagger 009131|17169|~12425~14381~~

Luristan 'Flange Hilt' Bronze Age Dagger 009119~

Luristan 'Flange Hilt' Bronze Age Dagger. Copper alloy, 195 grams; 383.53 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A long dagger with an integral blade and handle, the hilt has a raised perimeter which would have contained a wooden inlay, above the grip on either side are two folded lunettes. The blade is long and tapered with a slightly raised central ridge. Ref: Similar examples in Antiquites From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Page 128, Fig 17.29 - 17.31. Very Fine.

Luristan was invaded and settled by the Iranian Medes in the second millennium B.C. The Medes absorbed the indigenous inhabitants of the region, primarily the Elamites and Kassites, by the time the area was conquered by the Persians in the first millennium B.C. SOLD

~Luristan %27Flange Hilt%27 Bronze Age Dagger 009119|17166|~12425~14475~~

Luristan 'Amlash Type' Socketed Spearhead 009118~

Luristan 'Amlash Type' Socketed Spearhead. Copper alloy, 75 grams; 195.44 mm. Circa 2000 - 1000 B.C. A type 3 spearhead with an ovate blade, mid rib and a socketed shaft. An example from this group is on the national museum of Iran (museum inventory 12907/5907). Moorey (1971:89-90) dates this type of spearhead to the end of 2000 B.C. to early 1000 B.C. A similar example published in Arms and Armour from Iran, Page 636, Cat. 293. Very Fine condition.

~Luristan %27Amlash Type%27 Socketed Spearhead 009118|17165|~12425~14380~~

Luristan 'Battle Scarred' Bronze Age Sword~

STUNNING: Luristan 'Battle Scarred' Bronze Age Long Sword Copper alloy, 555 grams; 58.1 cm. Circa 1200 B.C. A Bronze Age sword clearly manufactured for battle as opposed to bulky heavier swords of the period made for ceremonial and burial purposes. The blade has a series of blood ridges so once thrust into flesh blood would flow down the ridges and would reduce suction upon withdrawal. They start from the top of the hilt then merge into a single line, which runs to the tapered point of the blade. It has a simple T shaped hilt with a square tang and a conical capped pommel. Very Fine, as excavated condition with small confict nicks at the base of the blade.

STUNNING: Luristan 'Battle Scarred' Bronze Age Sword
Copper alloy, 555 grams; 58.1 cm. Circa 1200 B.C. A Bronze Age sword clearly manufactured for battle as opposed to bulky heavier swords of the period made for ceremonial and burial purposes. The blade has a series of blood ridges so once thrust into flesh blood would flow down the ridges and would reduce suction upon withdrawal. They start from the top of the hilt then merge into a single line, which runs to the tapered point of the blade. It has a simple T shaped hilt with a square tang and a conical capped pommel. Very Fine, as excavated condition with small confict nicks at the base of the blade. SOLD

Luristan was invaded and settled by the Iranian Medes in the second millennium B.C. The Medes absorbed the indigenous inhabitants of the region, primarily the Elamites and Kassites, by the time the area was conquered by the Persians in the first millennium B.C.

~Luristan %27Battle Scarred%27 Bronze Age Sword|17164|~12425~14371~~

Luristan 'Double Lobed' Bronze Age Long Sword~

SUPERB: Luristan 'Double Lobed' Bronze Age Long Sword Copper alloy, 935 grams; 63.7 cm. Circa 1200 B.C. A long sword from the Eastern Bronze Age, probably Western Iran. It has a heavy hilt which is decorated with two panels of vertical lines, below is the integral pommel which has two lugs with a hole in the centre to house a inlay of bone or wood. The upper hilt is a square crescent shape and holds the integrally cast blade. The blade is long and tapers to a point and has a functional raised rectangular section, this served two purposes one was to strengthen the blade, the other to leave a wider opening the flesh to allow blood to run out and reduce suction upon withdrawal of the sword. Very Fine, as excavated condition.

SUPERB: Luristan 'Double Lobed' Bronze Age Long Sword
Copper alloy, 935 grams; 63.7 cm. Circa 1200 B.C. A long sword from the Eastern Bronze Age, probably Western Iran. It has a heavy hilt which is decorated with two panels of vertical lines, below is the integral pommel which has two lugs with a hole in the centre to house a inlay of bone or wood. The upper hilt is a square crescent shape and holds the integrally cast blade. The blade is long and tapers to a point and has a functional raised rectangular section, this served two purposes one was to strengthen the blade, the other to leave a wider opening the flesh to allow blood to run out and reduce suction upon withdrawal of the sword. Very Fine, as excavated condition. SOLD

Luristan was invaded and settled by the Iranian Medes in the second millennium B.C. The Medes absorbed the indigenous inhabitants of the region, primarily the Elamites and Kassites, by the time the area was conquered by the Persians in the first millennium B.C.

~Luristan %27Double Lobed%27 Bronze Age Long Sword|16536|~12425~14370~~

Luristan 'Intricate Blood Ridges' Bronze Age Long Sword~

A MASTERPIECE: Luristan 'Intricate Blood Ridges' Bronze Age Long Sword Copper alloy, 890 grams; 63.7 cm. Circa 1200 B.C. A spectacular Bronze Age, this sword was made for thrusting as opposed to later iron weapons, so the blade is cast with an intricate network of blood ridges, this is so once thrust into flesh blood would flow down the ridges and would reduce suction upon withdrawal. The blade is held onto the hilt with an unusual five-prong socket with an incised crosshatch decoration. The handle decorated with several tiers of diagonal incised lines. The pommel, which is integrally cast with the rest of the hilt is an 'egg timer' shape and circular in section, it is decorated with even more incised decoration running around the contours of the pommel. Very Fine, as excavated condition with some of the ferrous deposits present from the iron grave goods it was buried with.

A MASTERPIECE: Luristan 'Intricate Blood Ridges' Bronze Age Long Sword
Copper alloy, 890 grams; 63.7 cm. Circa 1200 B.C. A spectacular Bronze Age, this sword was made for thrusting as opposed to later iron weapons, so the blade is cast with an intricate network of blood ridges, this is so once thrust into flesh blood would flow down the ridges and would reduce suction upon withdrawal. The blade is held onto the hilt with an unusual five-prong socket with an incised crosshatch decoration. The handle decorated with several tiers of diagonal incised lines. The pommel, which is integrally cast with the rest of the hilt is an 'egg timer' shape and circular in section, it is decorated with even more incised decoration running around the contours of the pommel. Very Fine, as excavated condition with some of the ferrous deposits present from the iron grave goods it was buried with. SOLD

Luristan was invaded and settled by the Iranian Medes in the second millennium B.C. The Medes absorbed the indigenous inhabitants of the region, primarily the Elamites and Kassites, by the time the area was conquered by the Persians in the first millennium B.C.

~Luristan %27Intricate Blood Ridges%27 Bronze Age Long Sword|16753|~12425~14369~~

English Bronze Age 'Pancake' Bronze Bullion Ingot 009036~

VERY LARGE English Bronze Age 'Pancake' Bronze Bullion Ingot. Copper alloy, 835 grams; 114.31 mm. Circa 2500 B.C. A lump of Bronze bullion, formed by pouring smelted bronze into a quickly patted out clay bowl. This Bronze Age 'lump' represents one of the earliest forms of money, as a uniform coinage did not appear in England until the early 1st Century B.C. A very large undamaged artefact in fabulous condition. Found Cambs 2007.

VERY LARGE English Bronze Age
'Pancake' Bronze Bullion Ingot

Copper alloy, 835 grams; 114.31 mm. Circa 2500 B.C. A lump of Bronze bullion, formed by pouring smelted bronze into a quickly patted out clay bowl. This Bronze Age 'lump' represents one of the earliest forms of money, as a uniform coinage did not appear in England until the early 1st Century B.C. A very large undamaged artefact in fabulous condition. Found Cambs 2007. SOLD

~English Bronze Age %27Pancake%27 Bronze Bullion Ingot 009036|16530|~12425~14375~~

Bronze Age 'Donut' Necklace Bead 009139~

Bronze Age 'Donut' Necklace Bead. Copper alloy, 10.71 grams; 17.57 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A donut shaped necklace bead, it has a bulbous body with a hole through the centre so it could be strung. Very Fine condition and Rare.

~Bronze Age %27Donut%27 Necklace Bead 009139|17388|~12425~14950~~

Bronze Age 'Founder's Hoard' Research group 008697~

Bronze Age 'Founders Hoard' Research Group. Copper alloy, 5.02 - 60 grams; 16.58 - 60.33 mm. Circa 2500 B.C. A nice group of Bronze Age fragments accumulated by a collector over a number of years from different sites. Included in this group are an adze fragment, a section for a rapier and 5 smelted lumps of Bronze. These would have been destined to have been melted back down and re-cycled by metal 'founders'. An interesting group.

~Bronze Age %27Founder%27s Hoard%27 Research group 008697|16000|~12425~14173~~

Luristan Lance Point 006055~

Luristan 'MONSTER' Lance Point. Copper alloy, 410 grams, 404.85 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A large socketed spearhead from the Luristan culture, this has an incredibly large bi-finned blade. Inside the socket, there would have been a length of wood where this item would have been attached and used as a vicious boring weapon when on horseback. Extremely Large and Extremely Fine Condition.

Luristan 'MONSTER' Lance Point

Copper alloy, 410 grams, 404.85 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A large socketed spearhead from the Luristan culture, this has an incredibly large bi-finned blade. Inside the socket, there would have been a length of wood where this item would have been attached and used as a vicious boring weapon when on horseback. Extremely Large and Extremely Fine Condition. SOLD

The term Luristan references artefacts made by a society of semi-nomadic people that once lived in the mountainous region of Northwest Iran. Little is known of this ancient culture but the most impressive traces are that of the bronze artefacts they left behind. These include highly decorative equipment for their horses, ceremonial containers and weapons ranging from simple utilitarian pieces on up to elaborate masterpieces of warfare.

It is theorized that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the earliest existence of the Median empire but this has never been proven as written records of the Medes have not survived. The Medes were Indo-Iranian people originally from central Asia who settled in Northwest Iran and later defeated the Assyrian empire in 614 B.C. Their success is short-lived and their empire which once stretched from central Iran to the Persian Gulf and Anatolia was overrun in 550 B.C. by the Persians

~Luristan Lance Point 006055|16074|~12425~9791~~

Luristan Dagger 006056~

Luristan 'Makshift' Dagger. Copper alloy, 420 grams, 274.26 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A Luristan Bronze Age spearhead modified to function as a hand held stabbing weapon. From the point are two incised lines running around the large central blood ridge, as each side form two of the eight incised lines around the socket. A curved copper alloy bar has been forced into the socket in antiquity. Presumably as a handle to make this item more functional as a dagger. An intriguing item in Extremely Fine Condition.

Luristan 'Makeshift' Dagger

Copper alloy, 420 grams, 274.26 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A Luristan Bronze Age spearhead modified to function as a hand held stabbing weapon. From the point are two incised lines running around the large central blood ridge, as each side form two of the eight incised lines around the socket. A curved copper alloy bar has been forced into the socket in antiquity. Presumably as a handle to make this item more functional as a dagger. An intriguing item in Extremely Fine Condition. SOLD

The term Luristan references artefacts made by a society of semi-nomadic people that once lived in the mountainous region of Northwest Iran. Little is known of this ancient culture but the most impressive traces are that of the bronze artefacts they left behind. These include highly decorative equipment for their horses, ceremonial containers and weapons ranging from simple utilitarian pieces on up to elaborate masterpieces of warfare.

It is theorized that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the earliest existence of the Median empire but this has never been proven as written records of the Medes have not survived. The Medes were Indo-Iranian people originally from central Asia who settled in Northwest Iran and later defeated the Assyrian empire in 614 B.C. Their success is short-lived and their empire which once stretched from central Iran to the Persian Gulf and Anatolia was overrun in 550 B.C. by the Persians

~Luristan Dagger 006056|11540|~12425~10101~~

Luristan Battle Axe 000000~

SUPERB Luristan 'Bird Ornamented' Battle Axe. Copper alloy, 570 grams, 150.75 mm; blade 116.63 mm. Circa 1st Millennium B.C. A nice sized Luristan battle axe head from the late Eastern Bronze Age. It has a tubular socket surmounted by a decorative bird facing away from the blade, the blade is a crescent shape with an unusual larger beard on top, around the edges of the blade is a raised decorative ridge which merges into the socket. Very Fine uncleaned, 'as found' condition.

~Luristan Battle Axe 000000|13624|~12425~11560~~

Syrian Neolithic Mother Goddess 007080~

Neolithic 'Mother Goddess' Statuette. Terracotta, 22.22 grams, 52.08 mm. Circa 5000 - 4000 B.C. This is an extremely good example of a Neolithic mother goddess, Squatting with arms on legs, and barely any breasts. A typical pinched head. Complete and undamaged and in Extremely Fine condition. Ex. English private collection, collected from North Syria in the 1930's, from a retired London collector. Authenticated by Professor Lambert of Birmingham University who worked for several Museums for over thirty years. See accompanying note. SOLD

Professor Lambert's Specialisms - Oriental studies: Assyrian
Appointments: Associate Professor and Chair of Oriental Seminary, Johns Hopkins University 1959-64; Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham 1970-93.
Principal publications: Babylonian wisdom literature, 1960; joint author Atra-hasis. The Babylonian story of the flood, 1969; 'The qualifications of Babylonian diviners' Festschrift für Rykle Borger 1998.
Elected to the Fellowship: 1971 §4

~Syrian Neolithic Mother Goddess 007080|14601|~12425~10766~~

Bronze Age Bracelet 7~

Bronze Age 'Torc' Bangle. Copper alloy, 26.13 grams, 66.21 mm. Circa 1500 B.C. An early, British Bronze Age torc-shaped bracelet with a round section and flattened terminals. Very Fine. Found Suffolk. condition.

~Bronze Age Bracelet 7|14168|~12425~12530~~

Bronze Age Axe 006171~

Bronze Age 'Palstave' Axe. Copper alloy, 495 grams, 176.53 mm. Circa 2000 B.C. A huge Bronze Age axe with side wings. These would have kept the axe head from sliding sideways on its wooden shaft. This axe has an elongated body, a crescent shaped expanding blade. Very Fine condition, RARE. Ex. Hurst collection.

~Bronze Age Axe 006171|10931|~12425~10505~~

Bronze Age Collared Socket Arrowhead BA1~

Extremely Rare Bronze Age 'Socketed' Arrowhead. Copper alloy, 9.32 grams, 41.76 mm. Circa 1000 B.C. A rare British bronze age arrowhead, this example has a rib collared socket with a prominent central ridge flanked by two convex blades tapering to the point, similar to a very small socketed spear. Very Fine condition. Found Loade, near Thetford 2003.

~Bronze Age Collared Socket Arrowhead BA1|14417|~12425~12302~~

Bronze Age Axe 007021~

Bronze Age 'Looped & Socketed' Axe. Copper alloy, 165 grams, 94.73 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. Looped and socketed type axe head in a complete and undamaged condition. A rare and intriguing single find. Good Very Fine condition with a nice silky green English patination. Found Oxfordshire.

~Bronze Age Axe 007021|16076|~12425~11166~~

Bronze Age ‘Founders Hoard’ Group 007968~

Bronze Age 'Founders Hoard' Research Group. Copper alloy, 165 grams; 25.14 - 38.54 mm. Circa 2500 B.C. A nice group of Bronze Age fragments accumulated by a collector over a number of years from different sites. Included in this group are four parts which would have made up the sockets on looped and socketed axes of the period, a section of an early Bronze Age flat axe, and two smelted lumps of Bronze. These would have been destined to have been melted back down and re-cycled by metal 'founders'. An interesting group.

~Bronze Age ‘Founders Hoard’ Group 007968|15383|~12425~13267~~

Bronze Age Group 008109~

EXTREMELY RARE Bronze Age 'Barrow' Group. The following two items were found while metal detecting near to the site of a ploughed out Bronze Age Barrow in Pirbright, Surrey, England. Very Fine condition.

EXTREMELY RARE Bronze Age 'Barrow' Group
The following two items were found while metal detecting near to the site of a ploughed out Bronze Age Barrow in Pirbright, Surrey, England.

Socketed Axe: Bronze, 180 grams; 103.01 mm. Circa. 900 B.C. A looped and socketed type axe head, with a biconical molded mouth, in a complete and undamaged state of preservation. This type of Bronze Age axe was cast in stone or bronze moulds and these would have been revovered, together with incomplete axes and fragments of other bronze tools, as founders' hoards. Surrey Archaeological reference number 07.341. Almost Extremely Fine condition with a beautiful even silky brown patination made up of a complex variation of subtle hues. According to the archaeologist David Williams: "it is in beautiful condition - I have never seen one from the area in such good condition. It dates from Circa. 900 - 700 B.C." SOLD

Offering Bowl: Bronze, 95 grams; 72.86 across, 31.54 mm high. An unusual bowl, possibly used to provide offerings to the gods. It has three small feet and the remains of what looks like three attachment loops on the rim. Surprisingly good complete condition for an object of this type, with a some what patchy patination but in a very solid state of preservation. Surrey Archaeological reference number 07.342. Very Fine condition. SOLD

~Bronze Age Group 008109|15073|~12425~13702~~

Bronze Age Leaf-shaped Arrowhead 06~

Bronze Age 'Leaf-Shaped' Arrowhead. Flint, 3.33 grams; 43.72 mm. Perfect and undamaged nicely worked flint arrowhead from light brown stone. Similar to, Arrowheads and Crossbow Bolts, p. 2, Ref: S14. Extremely Fine condition, with some encrustation on one side. Found Near East.

~Bronze Age Leaf-shaped Arrowhead 06|14599|~12425~9403~~

Bronze Age Leaf-shaped Arrowhead 2~

Bronze age 'Angular Leaf-shaped' Arrowhead. Stone, 4.06 grams; 45.20 mm. A very large nicely worked flint arrowhead from light brown stone. Similar to, Arrowheads and Crossbow Bolts, p. 2, Ref: S14. Extremely Fine condition.

~Bronze Age Leaf-shaped Arrowhead 2|14598|~12425~9853~~

Bronze Age Arrowheads 002495 96/97/98~

Collection of English Bronze Age 'Barbed and Tanged' Arrowheads. Flint, 10.84 grams; 22.48 - 38.41 mm. Circa 1,500 B.C. The major parts of four beautifully made example of an English stone arrowheads. The small one is almost complete. [Museum recorded]. Ex. Elkins, Found Thetford.

~Bronze Age Arrowheads 002495 96/97/98|11883|~12425~7051~~

Bronze Age Chisel 007673~

Nice Bronze Age 'Yorkshire' Chisel. Copper alloy, 10.81 grams, 51.99 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. A small English type chisel with rectangular centre section and rounded end. Complete and undamaged. Found Yorkshire 2005. Ex. Whitehead collection.

~Bronze Age Chisel 007673|13311|~12425~12431~~

Bronze Age Axe 007672~

DECORATED Bronze Age 'Looped & Socketed' Axe. Copper alloy, 270 grams, 104.70 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. Looped and socketed type axe head in a complete and undamaged condition with deep parallel line decoration on both sides. Good Very Fine condition. Found Yorkshire. Ex. Valued History; Ex. Whitehead collection.

~Bronze Age Axe 007672|13312|~12425~12432~~

Bronze Age Pin~

Bronze Age 'Decorated' Pin. Bronze, 16.72 grams; 147.07 mm. Circa 1000 B.C. Disc-shaped head with decoration below. A very nice large artifact with a good patination and in an undamaged condition

Bronze Age 'Decorated' Pin. Bronze, 16.72 grams; 147.07 mm. Circa 1000 B.C. Disc-shaped head with decoration below. A very nice large artifact with a good patination and in an undamaged condition. SOLD

~Bronze Age Pin|13828|~12425~12435~~

Luristan Spear 006053~

Luristan 'Throwing' Spear. Copper alloy, 95 grams, 195.85 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A socket spearhead, this item has a bi-finned blade with a large central blood ridge. A wooden shaft would have been inserted in the socket. This would have operated as a handle so this item could be launched at the enemy with devastating effects. Extremely Fine Condition.

Luristan 'Throwing' Spear

Copper alloy, 95 grams, 195.85 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A socket spearhead, this item has a bi-finned blade with a large central blood ridge. A wooden shaft would have been inserted in the socket. This would have operated as a handle so this item could be launched at the enemy with devastating effects. Extremely Fine Condition. SOLD

The term Luristan references artefacts made by a society of semi-nomadic people that once lived in the mountainous region of Northwest Iran. Little is known of this ancient culture but the most impressive traces are that of the bronze artefacts they left behind. These include highly decorative equipment for their horses, ceremonial containers and weapons ranging from simple utilitarian pieces on up to elaborate masterpieces of warfare.

It is theorized that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the earliest existence of the Median empire but this has never been proven as written records of the Medes have not survived. The Medes were Indo-Iranian people originally from central Asia who settled in Northwest Iran and later defeated the Assyrian empire in 614 B.C. Their success is short-lived and their empire which once stretched from central Iran to the Persian Gulf and Anatolia was overrun in 550 B.C. by the Persians

~Luristan Spear 006053|10703|~12425~12436~~

Luristan Lance Point 006054~

Luristan 'Tanged' Lance Point. Copper alloy, 315 grams, 297.60 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A large and heavy tanged lance point. There is a large, broad central blood ridge either side is a vicious tapering leaf shaped blade. Below is an expanding shaft with a tang below for insertion in the wooden shaft. Extremely Fine condition with rare with tang.

Luristan 'Tanged' Lance Point

Copper alloy, 315 grams, 297.60 mm. Circa 1200 B.C. A large and heavy tanged lance point. There is a large, broad central blood ridge either side is a vicious tapering leaf shaped blade. Below is an expanding shaft with a tang below for insertion in the wooden shaft. Extremely Fine condition with rare with tang. SOLD

The term Luristan references artefacts made by a society of semi-nomadic people that once lived in the mountainous region of Northwest Iran. Little is known of this ancient culture but the most impressive traces are that of the bronze artefacts they left behind. These include highly decorative equipment for their horses, ceremonial containers and weapons ranging from simple utilitarian pieces on up to elaborate masterpieces of warfare.

It is theorized that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the earliest existence of the Median empire but this has never been proven as written records of the Medes have not survived. The Medes were Indo-Iranian people originally from central Asia who settled in Northwest Iran and later defeated the Assyrian empire in 614 B.C. Their success is short-lived and their empire which once stretched from central Iran to the Persian Gulf and Anatolia was overrun in 550 B.C. by the Persians

~Luristan Lance Point 006054|11539|~12425~12437~~

Bronze Age Deer 007024~

Bronze Age 'Deer' Statuette. Copper alloy, 5.18 grams, 29.38 mm. Middle Eastern Bronze Age, Circa 2500 B.C. A nice statuette showing a deer standing, with large raised horns and a short pointed tail. Very Fine condition.

~Bronze Age Deer 007024|12407|~12425~12439~~

Indus Pottery 004422~

Indus Bronze Age 'Kohl Applicator' Storage Vessel. Clay, 300 grams, 96.19 mm. Circa 2000 B.C. Square clay kohl applicator, the front and back of this item is decorated with a wonderful argyle pattern. On top are two holes where the applicators would have been dipped before it was applied to the eyes and face, there are loops either side, one of which has been re-attached, these loops would have allowed the piece to be mounted or hung from a strap. Very Fine condition and Rare.

Use of kohl for protection of the eyes against blowing dust from at least 5000 years ago, possibly older. Kohl was originally used as protection against eye ailments. Darkening around the eyelids also provided relief from the glare of the sun and was also used as a cosmetic. Kohl was usually finely ground antimony sulphide, but occasionally lead sulphide was used as an inferior substitute.

Indus Bronze Age 'Kohl Applicator' Storage Vessel. Clay, 300 grams, 96.19 mm. Circa 2000 B.C. Square clay kohl applicator, the front and back of this item is decorated with a wonderful argyle pattern. On top are two holes where the applicators would have been dipped before it was applied to the eyes and face, there are loops either side, one of which has been re-attached, these loops would have allowed the piece to be mounted or hung from a strap. Very Fine condition and Rare. SOLD

Use of kohl for protection of the eyes against blowing dust from at least 5000 years ago, possibly older. Kohl was originally used as protection against eye ailments. Darkening around the eyelids also provided relief from the glare of the sun and was also used as a cosmetic. Kohl was usually finely ground antimony sulphide, but occasionally lead sulphide was used as an inferior substitute.

~Indus Pottery 004422|11306|~12425~12440~~

Indus Pottery 003565~

Harrapan 'Stairway to heaven' Drinking Cup. Clay, 120 grams, 68.21 mm; Diameter 88.30 mm, circa 2000 B.C. A drinking cup from the city of Harrapa dating back to the 2nd Millennium B.C. Cylindrical shape with a tapering bottom mounted on top of a round base in the centre. The perimeter is decorated with multiple concentric lines around the top and bottom. The centre shows numerous early depictions of the stairway to heaven, each separated by five vertical lines. Very Fine. SOLD

Harappa is a city in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, located beside a former course of the Ravi River; about 35km southwest of Sahiwal.

The modern town is built beside the remains of an ancient fortifed city, which was part of the Cemetery H and the Indus Valley Civilization. The city existed from about 3300 BC until 1600 BC. The town was believed to have as many as 40,000 residents, large for a city of its time.

~Indus Pottery 003565|11305|~12425~12441~~

Bronze Age Axe 007056~

Bronze Age 'Flanged' Axe. Copper alloy, 160 grams, 98.05 mm. Circa 2100 B.C. An excessively rare and stunning example of an early Bronze Age flanged axe. It has a sharp crescent shaped blade with two prominent flages on each side to house the wooden handle. A rare and intriguing single find. Very Fine condition and Very Rare.

~Bronze Age Axe 007056|13054|~12425~12464~~

Bronze Age Axe 007057~

Bronze Age 'Looped & Socketed' Axe. Copper alloy, 95 grams, 90.56 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. Looped and socketed type axe head in a complete and undamaged condition with a wonderful line decoration around the socket. A rare and intriguing single find. Extremely Fine condition with a brilliant English patination.

~Bronze Age Axe 007057|13053|~12425~12465~~

Bronze Age Dagger 007020~

Bronze Age 'Dagger' Blade. Copper Alloy, 17.82 grams, 83.59 mm. Circa 1500 B.C. A nicely shaped bronze age dagger blade, now an extremely rare English find. Narrow with concave blade edges, tapering to a rounded tip. The remains of four rivet holes. Ref: Similar to Benets p 45, BO4-0103. Very Fine condition, RARE. Found Lincolnshire.

~Bronze Age Dagger 007020|12382|~12425~12469~~

Bronze Age Spear 007019~

EXTREMELY RARE Bronze Age 'Looped and Socketed' Spear. Copper alloy, 48.20 grams, 136 mm. Britain, circa 2000 B.C. A superb quality English Bronze Age looped and socketed spearhead with a superb smooth patination. A slight split to the socket, otherwise in Extremely Fine condition and Extremely Rare. An almost unobtainable type these days. From an old English collection, Found Wiltshire.

~Bronze Age Spear 007019|12379|~12425~12470~~

Bronze Age Axe 006064~

Bronze Age 'Truncated' Axe. Copper alloy, 125 grams, 67.12 grams. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. Looped and socketed type axe head. The blade hacked off in antiquity, presumably as part of a 'founders hoard'. An intriguing single find. Very Fine condition.

~Bronze Age Axe 006064|11534|~12425~12476~~

Bronze Age Dagger 005563~

Bronze Age 'Dagger' Blade. Copper Alloy, 27.50 grams, 117.31 mm. Circa 1500 B.C. A fairly large bronze age dagger blade, now an extremely rare English find. Narrow with concave blade edges, tapering to a rounded tip. Two of three rivet holes still intact. Ref: Similar to Benets p 45, BO4-0103. Very Fine condition, RARE. Found Lincolnshire.

~Bronze Age Dagger 005563|11535|~12425~12477~~

Bronze Age Axe 006486~

Bronze Age 'Miniature' Palstave Axe. Copper alloy, 25.87 grams, 61.91 mm. Circa 2100 - 700 B.C. An intriguingl tiny Bronze Age axe with elongated body, and a crescent shaped expanding blade. Possibly votive but looks of fully usable manufacture. Very Fine condition and EXCESSIVELY RARE. Found Essex.

~Bronze Age Axe 006486|12042|~12425~12478~~

Anatolian Arrowhead 006480~

Anatolian 'Barbed and Tanged' Arrowhead. Copper alloy, 3.19 grams, 36.48 mm. Circa 1000 B.C. Of a typical shaped with well-pronounced barbs and tang with a wide collar/stop ridge. Very Fine condition. Similar to example B18 in A Fine Collection of Ancient and Medieval Arrowheads and Crossbow Bolts by Alan Cherry.

~Anatolian Arrowhead 006480|12081|~12425~12442~~

Bronze Age Awl 005398~

Bronze Age 'Drilling' Awl. Copper alloy, 6.15 grams, 67.17 mm. 2100 - 700 B.C. A nice Bronze Age awl which is long and expands at the middle and forms a sharp point, which would have been used for drilling holes in leather, stone, and metals. Very Fine condition. Found Kent.

~Bronze Age Awl 005398|12041|~12425~12486~~

Bronze Age Git 02~

Bronze Age 'Git' . Bronze, 12.59 grams; 22.83 mm. An English find, the pouring sprue and air vent holes plus the excess 'pool' of bronze from a Bronze Age casting. Interesting and very rare to find item as most were immediately re-melted. Nice patination.

~Bronze Age Git 02|11538|~12425~12500~~

Bronze Age Pin 003265~

Early Bronze Age 'Cloak' Pin. Bronze, 47.58 grams; 284 mm long. Circa 2500 B.C. A massive highly decorated example of a cloak pin of an early date. A flattened spherical head and bent neck decorated with seven circular ribs. The top of the vertical section has three twisted concave facets, a further three ribs below. Similar to a plain example illustrated in Hattatt p16, Fig 2. A huge well used example in Very Fine condition.

~Bronze Age Pin 003265|11537|~12425~12501~~

Bronze Age Dagger 003363~

Bronze Age 'Dagger' Blade. Bronze, 99.59 grams; 49.59 mm. Circa 1500 B.C. A UK find, the substantial part of a Bronze Age Dagger blade, probably broken on purpose and used as a votive offering. Re- joined with tip missing with a brown patination. Interesting and rare.

~Bronze Age Dagger 003363|11536|~12425~12502~~

Holy Land Oil Lamp A2~

Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Oil Lamp. Clay, 65 grams; 78.44 x 32.38 mm. Circa 1,500 - 2,400 B.C. A large flat bottomed, round oil lamp with 'pinched' spout from the Holy land. Partially cleaned and in excellent undamaged condition. Ex. An old private collection.

Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Oil Lamp. Clay, 65 grams; 78.44 x 32.38 mm. Circa 1,500 - 2,400 B.C. A large flat bottomed, round oil lamp with 'pinched' spout from the Holy land. This type of oil lamp would have been used by Moses, Joshua, and the Judges in the Old Testament. A wick would have laid projecting from the spout, where some remains of burning is still evident. Olive oil would have been used as fuel. Partially cleaned and in excellent undamaged condition. Ex. An old private collection. SOLD

~Holy Land Oil Lamp A2|8386|~12425~12503~~

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