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LOT 1554
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 6 1/4 in. (297 grams total, 8.2-16 cm).
Comprising mainly barbed-and-tanged types. [12]
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.
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