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LOT 1510
Greek Period High Quality Bronze Arrowhead Collection
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 - 2 5/8 in. (51 grams total, 24-66 mm).
Mainly triangular-section and socketted leaf types. [10, 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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