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LOT 1395

Elamite Socketted Spearhead

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

11 in. (180 grams, 28 cm).

With tapering split socket, stepped shoulders and two-edged triangular head; pronounced midrib, bands of low-relief chevron and braid detailing, attachment pin.

Provenance

From a Mayfair, London, gallery, 1990s.

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LOT 1395

Elamite Socketted Spearhead

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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