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LOT 1416
Greek and Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 4 in. (168 grams total, 3.9-10.3 cm).
Mainly triangular-headed and leaf-shaped tanged types. [21]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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