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LOT 1361

Large Heavy Luristan Bronze Axehead

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

8 in. (1.38 kg, 20 cm).

Comprising a triangular blade with curved edge, lentoid socket, square butt with striking face.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1361

Large Heavy Luristan Bronze Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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