Auction 16 Part 1 FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
Saturday, Mar 29, 13:00
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction. Commencing on the 29th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping.
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LOT 410:

WESTERN ASIATIC LUNAR-SHAPED AXE HEAD WITH LION

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WESTERN ASIATIC LUNAR-SHAPED AXE HEAD WITH LION
Ca. 900 - 800 BC. A bronze axe head with a long tubular shaft extending to a crescent-shaped flat blade with pointed tips. The shaft features a simplified representation of a walking lion, rendered in a minimalistic yet recognisable form.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 129378 (type of object).Size: 125mm x 105mm; Weight: 440gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.

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