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LOT 1053
Luristan Arrowhead Collection
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 5/8 - 6 1/4 in. (118 grams total, 14.2-16 cm).
A group of four bronze arrowheads comprising: two triangular with thick midrib; one barbed and tanged; one leaf-shaped. [4]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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