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LOT 1140

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (162 grams total, 39-88 mm).

Mainly comprising tanged examples of barbed, conical and leaf-shaped types with midribs. [22]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s.
From the collection of a late Japanese weaponry collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1140

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £187

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