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LOT 1604
Greek Period Large Bronze Arrowhead Collection
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 3 1/8 in. (61 grams total, 32-81 mm).
High-quality, including triangular-section, barbed-and-tanged and other 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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