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LOT 1498

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection

13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

3 1/2 - 6 5/8 in. (319 grams total, 8.7-16.8 cm).

A group of large tanged arrowheads mainly of triangular type. [14]

Provenance

Ex London art market, 1980-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

See Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.289ff, for similar arrowheads (nos.396, 407, 416).

Footnotes

One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang with a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade.

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LOT 1498

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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