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LOT 1414
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 - 6 1/4 in. (280 grams total, 6.3-16 cm).
Mainly barbed and tanged types. [12]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1414
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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