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LOT 1254
Bronze Age to Roman Bronze Artefact Group
11TH CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 4 1/4 in. (46 grams total, 3.7-10.8 cm).
Comprising two arrowheads with foliate head and square-sectioned tang and three awls. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx American collector, acquired 1980-2000.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, cat.460, for the arrowheads.
FootnotesThe two arrowheads are similar to specimens found in Luristan. They belong to the type V of the Khorasani classification. The bow was widely used by the Luristan people. The shape of the blade is often flat or ovate in the cross section with lanceolate profile and two cutting edges.
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Opening Bid: £75
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