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LOT 1525
Aramaic Inscribed Bronze Arrowhead for Zscha..., Son of Adnb
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (14 grams, 94 mm).
Comprising a two-edged lentoid-section leaf-shaped blade and lozenge-section tang; each side with a short incised Aramaic inscription; ḥṣ zš bn ʾdnb = arrow of Zscha..., son of Adnb.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1525
Aramaic Inscribed Bronze Arrowhead for Zscha..., Son of Adnb
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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