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LOT 1593
Greek Period Bronze Arrowhead Collection
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 1 5/8 in. (17.8 grams total, 23-42 mm).
High-quality, mainly leaf-shaped and triangular-section socketted types. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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