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LOT 1548

Large Marlik Bronze Spearhead

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

16 5/8 in. (528 grams, 41.5 cm).

With a leaf-shaped blade and raised midrib extending to a rectangular section tang with a right angle turn. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1548

Large Marlik Bronze Spearhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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