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LOT 1486
Encased Thracian Bronze Triplebarb Arrowhead
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (28.3 grams, 31 mm).
Triangular in section with prominent flanges extending beyond the mouth of the integral socket; mounted in a glass display on a wooden stand with handwritten legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Asia.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
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