7th Dec, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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An Omani Wild Olive Wood Throwing Stick, Dhofar, of cylindrical form, slightly swollen in the middle, with a silver pommel cap embossed with bands of scrolling tendrils, 89.5cm (with a note that states it will sink in water, and will maim or kill at 20 feet.); a Shihuh, Oman Battle Axe, each side of the small socket head struck with a sun motif, on a cylindrical wood haft, 76cm; a Syrian dagger, the curved blade engraved with Koranic script, the wood and bone grip inlaid with mother of pearl, with brass scabbard; also, two Omani bamboo camel sticks and a wood donkey stick (6)
Sold for £420
Estimated at £150 - £180
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 7th Dec, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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Tuesday 6 December 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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