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LOT 1486
Large Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (28.9 grams, 13.4 cm).
Large triangular point with slightly raised midrib, long flat tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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