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LOT 1227

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group

13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/4 - 5 5/8 in. (340 grams total, 9.6-14.3 cm).

Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. [14]

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.

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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LOT 1227

Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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