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LOT 1318

Luristan Bronze Animal-Headed Pendant

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/4 in. (7.5 grams, 46 mm).

Formed as an addorsed pair of porcine heads with pricked ears, pierced lug above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1318

Luristan Bronze Animal-Headed Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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