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Akko, Israel, 2 Pound "Grapeshot" Canon Ball, From the Bombardment of Acre, 3 November 1840
This is a 2 lb grapeshot, part of a "quilted stand of grapes" fired in smoothbore canon by the British or Austrians during the the Bombardment of Acre on 3 November 1840. The Austrian and British had come to aid the Ottomans to drive out a garrison of Egyptian invaders. After the death of 1,100 Egyptians, the Ottomans regained control of Acre. Forty cannonballs have been found in the walls of the Underground Prisoners Museum in Acre, including 18 grapeshot balls like this one.AA78105. 2 pound grapeshot canon ball, Choice, weight .913kg (2 lb., 4 oz.), diameter 63mm (2 1/2"), ex Mera Antiq (Yossi Eilon, Tel Aviv); found at Akko, Israel; SOLD
Islamic, Glass Jar, 10th - 12th Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. Ex Robert Hass collection.AD32578. Islamic ribbed jar; cf. Constable-Maxwell 164, Newark Museum 538; 6.7 cm (2 5/8"), Choice, thick olive-green glass, cylindrical body with nearly straight shoulders and rounded base, vertical rib pattern on body below shoulders, broad tubular neck, plain fire-rounded rim; SOLD
Islamic, Seljuk, Bottle, 10th - 13th Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AD32618. Seljuk bottle; cf. Al-Sabah 51b - c (10th - 11th century); Iranian or Central Asian (Transoxiana) region, Choice, 13 cm (5"), yellow-green stout bottle with short spout, mold-blown swirled ridges on body, some iridescence, minor cracks to body; rare; SOLD
India, Stone Head of a Bodhisattva, c. 10th Century A.D.
The bodhisattva, a popular subject in Buddhist art, is someone who, motivated by great compassion, has a spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. In early Indian Buddhism, bodhisattva usually referred specifically to the Buddha Shakyamuni in his former lives.AH59768. India, stone head of a bodhisattva, 9 cm tall, c. 10th century A.D., ex New Jersey collection, ex European dealer (c. 1980); SOLD
India, Ornate Bronze Seal, c. 16th - 17th Century A.D.
AE61803. India, seal; 1.7 x 2 inches; finely cast filligree openwork; from a New Jersey collection, excellent condition, rare; SOLD
Medieval England, Iron Arrowhead, 1241 - 1263 A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AA41663. Iron arrowhead; London Museum Type 15; 77 mm long; bilobate, barbed and socketed, large arrowhead; SOLD
Islamic, Cupping Glass, 9th - 12th Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Spouted cups such as this are called in Persian today shakh-i hajamat ("the horn of the cupper"). They were used in medicine for bloodletting. The cup was placed on the skin and by sucking on the tube the physician would create a vacuum that would pull the blood to the surface. The cup would then be removed and a small incision made to allow the blood to flow.AM32589. cupping glass; cf. Al-Sabah 34b, Newark Museum 538, 5 cm (2") high, clear green-aquamarine, sides curved, narrowing from rim to base, thick bottom, remains of attached spout, pipe entirely missing; SOLD
Islamic, al-Mustansir? Glass Jeton, c. 11th Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
The number of Islamic glass jetons that still exist indicates the original number vastly exceeded the number needed as coin weights. Combined with an almost total absensce of copper coinage, this seems to indicate glass jetons replaced copper as currency.AM32413. Islamic glass jeton, Choice, 7/8", round disk weight of clear light green with Central stamp, dual circular Arabic inscription, some iridescence; SOLD
Kyivan Rus, Cast Bronze Cross, 10th - 13th Century
AS97091. cf. Kail-Nechitailo 233 (R7); cast bronze cross, 35mm x 16mm, 9.2g, ball ends, round disk at center with cross in champlevé green enamel, VF, 10th - 13th century; very rare; SOLD
Medieval England, Iron Arrowhead, 1241 - 1263 A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AA36873. Iron arrowhead; London Museum Type 15; Lafli p. 44, type 4; 93 mm long; bilobate, barbed and socketed, large arrowhead; SOLD