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LOT 1486

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group

13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

4 1/8 - 7 1/2 in. (396 grams total, 10.6-19 cm).

Including leaf-shaped, round-tipped, barbed, triangular and other tanged types. [15]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1486

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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