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LOT 1600
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 7/8 - 6 3/8 in. (400 grams total, 9.7-16.2 cm).
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, leaf-shaped and other types. [15]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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