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LOT 1460
Greek Bronze Arrowhead Collection
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 - 2 1/4 in. (104 grams total, 23-58 mm).
Including triangular-section sockettedtype, triangular barbed type, tanged leaf-shaped type and others. [30]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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