Auction 16 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Mar 29, 13:00
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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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 415:
WESTERN ASIATIC AXE HEAD WITH LION
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200
Estimated price :
£300 - £600
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WESTERN ASIATIC AXE HEAD WITH LION
Ca. 1000 - 900 BC. A bronze axe head featuring a tubular socket with thickened collars around its openings and two horizontal raised ribs in the midsection. The blade gently flares outward to a curved cutting edge. Along the back of the socket is a crouching lion with an elongated body and a slightly raised tail.For similar see: Bronze Iron Weapons of Luristan, fig. 5, pg. 212, Manouchehr Moshtagh khorasani Antiguo oriente 7 - 2009 (decoration).Size: 120mm x 60mm; Weight: 350gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.
