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LOT 1770
Large Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Cloak Pin
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
12 in. (145 grams, 30.3 cm).
Comprising a substantial round-sectioned pin with a bulbous poppy-shaped conical head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 43.102.24, for a similar pin; cf. also Various, The Museum Journal, Volume supplement, Catalogue, 1934, plate IV, fig.23, for a Luristan pin with the same head.
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LOT 1770
Large Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Cloak Pin
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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