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LOT 1204
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 - 6 7/8 in. (340 grams total, 8.7-17.5 cm).
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s.
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.
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 that often has 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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