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LOT 0599
Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 2 5/8 in. (24.1 grams total, 23-67 mm).
Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Greek examples from Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, in the 1980s.
Ex private collection, London, UK.
The two leaf-shaped examples acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
The tanged ex property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection formed in the Netherlands.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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