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LOT 1447
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 - 5 1/2 in. (91 grams total, 10.3-14 cm).
Tanged, barbed and leaf-shaped types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx G. White collection, 1980s-1990s.
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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