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LOT 1414

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/4 - 3 1/8 in. (141 grams total, 44-81 mm).

Comprising mainly barbed-and-tanged and leaf-shaped types. [15]

Provenance

From a London collection, 1990s-2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1414

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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