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LOT 0934
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
11TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
5 3/4 in. (41 grams total, 5.8-14.5 cm).
Comprising: one with a long tang and triangular-section head with short barbs; one tanged leaf-shaped with short collar; one lanceolate with narrow barbs. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, before 1980.
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