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LOT 1356
Luristan Arrowhead Collection
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 6 3/4 in. (557 grams total, 3.2-17.1 cm).
Comprising forty-five arrowheads of various types, including triangular, lanceolate and leaf-shaped; mainly tanged, some barbed. [45]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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