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LOT 1458
Greek Period Bronze Arrowhead Collection
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (115 grams total, 19 - 44 mm).
Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped and other types. [35]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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