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LOT 1537
Indian Inscribed Ceremonial Brass Dart
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 7/8 in. (216 grsms, 60.5 cm).
Comprising a rectangular-section shank with incised diagonal lines and punched pellets; narrow leaf-shaped blade with lateral flanches and notching; tail developing to lateral lobes with incised and punched ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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