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LOT 1383
Luristan Bronze Arrows and Blades Group
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 - 8 1/8 in. (503 grams total, 9-20.7 cm).
Comprising mainly narrow two-edged blades, barbed-and-tanged arrowheads and other types. [15]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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